• • Congress approves $300M for diabetes program (Indianz.com) 7/14/08

• • Indian health care meet set here July 22 (Shawnee Sun) 7/10/08

• • Poison pill slipped into Indian Health Bill (In These Times) 7/9/08

• • White Earth celebrates treatment facility for young people (Minnesota Public Radio) 7/9/08

• • Fort Peck Tribe asks Congress to look into Indian Health Service (Missoulian) 7/6/08

• • IHS acknowledges tribal copay 'elephant in the room' (Indian Country Today) 7/4/08

• • Court rules in Yankton Sioux emergency room case (Indianz.com) 7/8/08

• • Low funds mean low-quality care for American Indians (Medill Reports) 6/26/08

• • Native American, black kids more likely to end up in foster care (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) 6/26/08

• • Crownpint hospital ER reopens (Gallup Independent) 6/25/08

• • Native Americans suffer from highest diabetes rate in US (Indianz.com) 6/25/08

• • Witness list for Senate hearing on contract health (Indianz.com) 6/25/08

• • Senate Indian Affairs hearing on contract health (Indianz.com) 6/23/08

• • IHS considers stopping funds for tribes requesting patient copays (Indian Country Today) 6/20/08

• • Tomato link found in N.M. (The Albuquerque Journal) 6/20/08

• • Iowa Supreme Court rules in Indian adoption case [ICWA] (Radio Iowa) 6/13/08

• • Report looks at health status of nation's youth (Indianz.com) 6/12/08

• • Belcourt hospital to stay open (Grand Forks Herald) 6/7/08

• • Feds owe Indians health care (The Spokesman-Review) 6/4/08

• • Fighting potential health horrors (Indian Country Today) 6/2/08

• • U.S. childhood cancers vary by sex, region (The Washington Post) 6/2/08

• • Dealing with diabetes (Yakima Herald-Republic) 5/27/08

• • S.E.C. backs health care balloting (The New York Times) 5/27/08

• • Tribe's bison herd is a matter of health (The Seattle Times) 5/24/08

• • Pass legislation to better life for American Indian foster children (Billings Gazette) 5/24/08

• • SDSU research: Native American tea has health benefits (South Dakota State University) 5/22/08

• • Sen. Clinton promises support for Ellsworth, DUSEL, Native American health initiatives (Rapid City Journal) 5/15/08

• • Health care access of concern to American Indian community (The Daily Times) 5/12/08

• • A nuclear problem: Oglala Sioux fight expansion of uranium mine (Indian Country Today) 5/9/08

• • Senate committee sets hearing on contract health (Indianz.com) 5/5/08

• • Census figures show slow rise in Native population (Indianz.com) 5/2/08

• • House committees given extension on IHCIA (Indianz.com) 4/28/08

• • New tribal health center takes first step (The Yuma Sun) 4/27/08

• • Hospital takeover concerns mount (The Tahlequah Daily Press) 4/24/08

• • Tribe celebrates health center opening (The Battle Creek Enquirer) 4/23/08

• • Indian health care a national tragedy (Indianz.com) 4/21/08

• • Study looks at Indian cancer treatment (The Missoulian) 4/17/08

• • Name recognition (The Norman Transcript) 4/16/08

• • Companies, Alaska Native group wisely embrace preventive care (The Hill) 4/15/08

• • CBHS, tribe find way to keep detox center open (Lake Powell Chronicle) 4/15/08

• • Cherokee Nation will take over operation of Hastings hospital (The Muskogee Phoenix) 4/15/08

• • What to do with toxic waste? (The Southtown Star) 4/14/08

• • Pascua Yaqui Tribe to fund diabetes management program (FOX 11 News) 4/10/08

• • Navajo have no glowing 'welcome back' for mines (Star Tribune) 4/5/08

• • California's Native Americans deserve quality health care (Times-Standard) 4/8/08

• • Senate committee to examine contract health services (Indianz.com) 4/7/08

• • Reopening a mine also can reopen wounds (The Daily Times) 4/6/08

• • Governor appoints Indian health care coordinator (Rapid City Journal) 4/4/08

• • Rural Alaska Natives at risk due to lack of in-home water (Indianz.com) 4/2/08

• • As uranium firms eye N.M., Navajos are wary (The Washington Post) 3/28/08

• • Tribe supports Senate's health care plan (The Morning Sun) 3/24/08

• • Indian clinics uncover high rate of hepatitis C (Billings Gazette) 3/22/08

• • UC Denver student gets $4.2M to study diabetes programs (Denver Business Journal) 3/20/08

• • National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (Indianz.com) 3/19/08

• • Dental clinic coming to Catawba reservation (Indian Country Today) 3/19/08

• • Senate budget includes $1B boost for IHS (Indianz.com) 3/14/08

• • CMU joins with tribe in health effort (Morning Sun) 3/7/08

• • Mohegans honored for helping kids (The Day) 3/7/08

• • Governor signs bill creating urban Indian health group (KVIA) 3/3/08

• • NCAI holds annual winter session in Washington (Indianz.com) 3/3/08

• • Delegation works to maintain Wagner IHS clinic's hours, but reduction likely to happen Saturday (The Daily Republic) 2/29/08

• • Senate OKs Indian health update (Argus Leader) 2/27/08

• • Radioactive remains: The forgotten story of the Northwest's only uranium mines (The Seattle Times) 2/24/08

• • IHS resolves another self-determination dispute (Indianz.com) 2/20/08

• • Feds settle lawsuit, give $1M for care of abused children (The Salt Lake Tribune) 2/19/08

• • Shore up Indian Health Service (Argus Leader) 2/19/08

• • Proposed FY 2009 budget adds for important services (Arizona Silver Belt) 2/13/08

• • YST makes push to save ER (Press & Dakotan) 2/13/08

• • Gambling money funds Tribal wellness center in Washington (CasinoGamblingWeb.com) 2/12/08

• • Air ambulance gets OK to serve more reservations (Lincoln Journal Star) 2/11/08

• • YST fights to keep 24-hour clinic (Yankton Press & Dakotan) 2/8/08

• • Study of Native American genes searches for way to reduce cancer (Lake County Leader) 2/7/08

• • Tribe to dedicate new health clinic (Tulsa World) 2/7/08

• • IHS budget sees cut in final year of Bush era (Indianz.com) 2/6/08

• • Tribal health care part of obligation on part of U.S. (Argus Leader) 2/6/08

• • Federal money for reservations needed (Argus Leader) 2/3/08

• • Garcia pushes for IHCIA in State of Indian Nations (Indianz.com) 2/1/08

• NCAI State of Indian Nations speech on Thursday (Indianz.com) 1/28/08

• • Day 2 of debate on Indian Health Care Improvement (Indianz.com) 1/23/08

• • Congress considers revamping Indian health care system (Great Falls Tribune) 1/23/08

• • Coburn plans battle on Indian care bill (The Oklahoman) 1/20/08

• • Keep IHS at Hastings (The Muskogee Phoenix) 1/17/08

• • Senate expected to vote on Indian Health Care Act (Indianz.com) 1/17/08

• • Keetoowahs to seek control of W.W. Hastings Hospital (Muskogee Phoenix) 1/16/08

• • Tribe appoints judge, hospital head (The Neshoba Democrat) 1/16/08

• • Cherokees discuss HIMC takeover; UKB announces bid (Tahlequah Daily Press) 1/16/08

• • United Amerindian Center closes, cites lack of funds (Green Bay Press-Gazette) 1/15/08

• • Tribes win grant for addiction program (Billings Gazette) 1/15/08

• • Snoqualmie Tribe eyes hospital site (The Seattle Times) 1/11/08

• • Drumming up support for health care (The Fresno Bee) 1/8/08

• • Free anti-meth training sessions offered to tribes (Indianz.com) 1/8/08

• • Struggling shelter copes with problems on reservation (The Rapid City Journal) 1/6/08

• • Senator Dorgan discusses health care for American Indians (KFYR-TV News) 1/3/08

• • Just say no to self-determination act (Arizona Silver Belt) 1/2/08

• • Fetal-alcohol syndrome means lifetime of struggles (The Clarion-Ledger) 1/1/08

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