TECs in the Media

TECs in the Media

Urban Indian Health Institute awards more than $620,000 in grants for chronic disease prevention in Indian Country

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Indian Country Today

Funds to be used to build and sustain community-based programs

Urban Indian Health Institute (UIHI) distributed $623,678 in grants to 10 Urban Indian Organizations nationwide to battle chronic disease in Indian Country. The awarded organizations will use the funds to build and sustain community-based prevention programs.

By Press Pool
November 8, 2021

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How prejudice affects official search for missing Indigenous women, other women of color

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PBS NewsHour

PBS – While Gabby Petito’s death has captured national attention, tens of thousands of people are reported missing or murdered every year in the U.S. Native women are murdered at rates 10 times the national average. In Wyoming alone, 710 indigenous people were reported missing from 2011 to 2020. Amna Nawaz discusses those statistics with Abigail Echo-Hawk, director of the Urban Indian Health Institute.

By Amna Nawaz & Claire Mufson
September 27, 2021

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Round Valley Tribes Reimplements Emergency Declaration Because of COVID

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Redheaded Blackbelt

Kym Kemp – In mid-March 2020 the Round Valley Indian Tribes declared a State of Emergency due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Out of an abundance of caution, Tribal President, James A. Russ, and Tribal Council made the decision to enact the emergency declaration in the interest of the health and well-being of our tribe and community members. By authority, the Round Valley Indian Tribes is re-implementing the order to reduce the current COVID-19 positivity rate. Tribal Leadership continues to fully support this effort.

By Kym Kemp
September 4, 2021

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