Category: Urban Indian Crisis

Source: https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/native-american-health-center-closer-to-bringing-new-health-center-and-affordable-housing-to-oakland/ Oct 16, 2023 Monique Binkley Smith NAHC Receives Significant Investment from Sutter Health to Support New Space Planned for Dental Care, Social Services, Cultural Events and 76 Affordable…Continue readingNative American Health Center Closer to Bringing New Health Center and Affordable Housing to Oakland

The 1950s plan to erase Indian Country Source: https://www.apmreports.org/episode/2019/11/01/uprooted-the-1950s-plan-to-erase-indian-country In the 1950s, the United States came up with a plan to solve what it called the “Indian Problem.” It would…Continue readingWhat Is at Stake when a Community is Uprooted?

Source: https://palletshelter.com/blog/6-impacts-of-homelessness-unique-to-indigenous-communities/ January 9, 2023 By Adrienne Schofhauser “Native people were never homeless before 1492.”  It’s a poignant reminder from the Chief Seattle Club, a Native-led housing and human services…Continue reading6 Impacts of Homelessness Unique to Indigenous Communities 

Source: https://file.lacounty.gov/SDSInter/bos/supdocs/141088.pdf MOTION BY SUPERVISORS JANICE HAHN AND HILDA L. SOLIS, October 15, 2019 To this point, community members described multiple scenarios in which AIAN could ultimately have their own…Continue readingIdentifying, Supporting, and Serving American Indians and Alaska Natives WhoAre at Risk of or Experiencing Homelessness