Suicide remains an epidemic among Alaska Natives most of who have been affected by the tragedy of suicide in some way. To improve health and decrease rates of suicide and substance abuse in Indigenous communities a decolonization process is needed based on the principle of self-determination Evon Peter, Gwich’in commented in his speech at a... more →
An exhibition “Native Voices: Native Peoples’ Concepts of Health and Illness,” opens today at the National Library of Medicine in Bethesda, Maryland. The exhibition tries to ‘map’ an Indigenous cultural approach to understanding concepts of health and illness exploring the interconnectedness of health disease and culture. Dramatic inequalities dominate Indigenous health in many parts of... more →
A healing totem pole by master carver Jewell James of the Lummi nation near Belingham, WA, USA on Sept. 13 has embarked on a 4,000 mile cross-country journey from the Pacific Northwest Coast to the National Library of Medicine herb garden at the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland. At the Library it will be... more →
Indigenous peoples and scholars are gathering in the far North today for the opening of a unique circumpolar institute, the EALAT Institute, in Kautokeino, Norway. A Sami elder states about who made the many leaders of the circumpolar region come together in a day of lectures and celebrations: “The reindeer has given us a very good... more →
It is a historic event. Alaska Native and Native American leaders will meet with President Obama at the White House Tribal Nations Conference, held at the headquarters of the Department of Interior in Washington tomorrow on Thursday Dec. 16th. The aim of the tribal summit is to promote stronger communications between tribes and the Obama... more →
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