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‘A pillar in the community’: Eileen Janis changed lives on Pine Ridge Reservation (December 5, 2022)

Eileen Janis spent years battling the epidemic of youth suicide among her people, the Oglala Lakota. She passed away at the age of 61.

Native Sun News Today: Indian Country loses a legend with passing of Alan Parker (August 30, 2022)

Alan Parker, a citizen of the Chippewa Cree Tribe, had a profound impact on law and policy in Indian Country.

Native America Calling: Tribally run cancer treatment (March 21, 2022)

Native people are much more likely to get certain cancers than the rest of the population.

Kaiser Health News: Navajo Nation deals with consequences of uranium mining (February 17, 2022)

On July 16, 1979, a dam broke at a uranium mine, releasing 1,100 tons of radioactive waste and pouring 94 million gallons of contaminated water onto the Navajo Nation.

Navajo Nation welcomes Bearsun on walk across United States (August 4, 2021)

Bearsun has arrived on the Navajo Nation as he walks across the United States, raising awareness for health and environmental issues.

Horse ride honors life of Native educator Dorothy Kiyukan (March 31, 2021)

Dorothy “Scootie” Kiyukan Ziegler, who passed away in January 2021, was passionate about Native youth, culture and horses.

Cronkite News: Native people fall behind in cancer screening and treatment (November 18, 2020)

In almost every category, minority patients are worse off when it comes to early diagnosis, treatment after diagnosis and surgical treatment of lung cancer.