A first-of-its-kind study released this week revealed that Native elders living in urban centers face food scarcity and many who have health conditions take care of their grandchildren. The first ever ...
U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) applauded the Senate passage of the Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2024, which included provisions of her bill, the Enhancing Native Elders’ Longevity, ...
It’s hard to overstate the importance of Native elders to their families, tribes, and communities. These are people who fought on the frontlines to withstand American assimilation. They fostered our ...
BISMARCK — In December of 2023, the University of North Dakota released the findings from a first-ever study on the health of urban Indigenous elders. This national survey, conducted by UND’s National ...
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)-- The Minnesota Department of Human Services announced that home health care tools are being sent to Native American elders to help keep them safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. On ...
PARK CITY, Utah — For nearly three decades, the Adopt-a-Native-Elder organization has brought food, medical supplies and other essentials to elders living on the Navajo Land. One of the ways they are ...
MOAB, Utah -- On a cold, gray December morning, a handful of volunteers gathered in a small courtyard next to Moab's youth garden. Two Navajo women around the age of 40 and an older Navajo man counted ...
(KUTV) It may require a lot of time, dedication, and hard work, but lives are being changed for those helping Native Americans at the Utah boarder. It all starts at a small warehouse in Salt Lake City ...
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A powerful exhibit highlighting Native American culture is being shown Thursday night at Fresno City Hall. "These are just some of the elders that we painted this year. For ...
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The fourth annual Native Elders Picnic brought different tribes from Oregon and Washington together to honor the elders and learn from them at the same time. Celeste Whitewolf ...
The wrenching transfer of power from hundreds of Indigenous cultures is fundamental to U.S. history. Along the way are ...
WASHINGTON -- A Native American elder now says he's willing to sit down with the high school students involved in a confrontation at the Lincoln Memorial last Friday. Nathan Phillips is offering to ...