Native American Women's Equal Pay Day is a powerful reminder of the ongoing struggle for economic equality faced by Native American women. Observed on November 30th each year, Native American Women's ...
Gun ownership is stepping in to help bridge a safety gap in New Mexico’s vast Indian country, according to gun experts in the state. "No one is coming to save you" is a motto among Native Americans in ...
When Susan Masten was growing up in Northern California, her familial traditions were lost in a confusion of cultures. Native American communities pass down traditions through the matrilineal line, ...
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Native mothers deserve to survive pregnancy. They deserve to thrive after it. And they deserve a health care system that values their lives as much as it values the lives they bring into the world.
In Native communities across the United States, we have always known: when you invest in women, you invest in whole nations. Women are the backbone of our communities, the culture-bearers, the ...
This year marks 100 years since the Indian Citizenship Act was signed into law after a Cherokee woman blazed a trail to Washington, D.C., to change the lives of American Indians across the country. It ...
In celebration of Women’s History Month, U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz and Lisa Murkowski, a Republican from Alaska, led a bipartisan group of 34 senators in passing a resolution to recognize the heritage, ...
Celebrate the Native women drawing upon deep traditions to transform our modern world. Native women are leading, innovating, and inspiring in the arts, politics, and protecting the planet. Native ...
The bill was derailed in the House by now-retired Rep. Bob Goodlatte. Two senators reintroduced a bill Monday that aims to strengthen protections for Native American women, who face above-average ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Indigenous and Black women delivered in lower quality hospitals in the U.S. compared with white women. Data ...
Now in its 20th year, WeWin brings together more than 400 women across tribes and generations for prayer circles, keynote speeches and leadership training. When Susan Masten was growing up in Northern ...