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Posted by John Berry on March 19, 2012 at 3:19 PM EDT Recently, I had the privilege to speak about how the Affordable Care Act is having a positive impact in Indian Country as I joined other Administration officials in addressing the Executive Council Winter Session of the National Congress on American Indians in Washington, D.C. Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, Indian tribes, tribal organizations and urban Indian organizations can now choose to purchase health insurance coverage for their employees through the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) program. Today, U.S.
18 May 2012 | Posted by NYLA | 0 Comment. I was honored to be 's graduation speaker on May 10. The overall theme was that 'We Are All Leaders.' Colleges like Sinte Gleska are named after individuals. Aaniih Nakoda College was renamed, in my view, after the entire tribal membership of the Aaniih and Nakoda peoples in recognition of that collective leadership. It was the first graduation under the former Fort Belknap College's new name and the school's largest group of graduates (37) ever.
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Just over 60 per cent of Alaska Native people live in rural areas, often in small villages located far from urban centers. According to US Department of Justice statistics, Alaska has the highest incidence of “forcible rapes” of women of any US state. Alaska Native women experience high levels of sexual violence in both urban and rural areas. For example, between 2000 and 2003, Alaska Native people in Anchorage were 9.7 times more likely to experience sexual assault than others living in the city. A medical professional responsible for post-mortem examinations of victims of rape and murder told Amnesty International in 2005 that of the 41 confirmed cases in Alaska since 1991, 32 involved Alaska Native women.
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I would like to thank you for taking some time to view my webpage and the interest you may have. I hope these pages are helpful and informative. I would like to thank God for allowing me to utilize my culture and voice to share with all races about the importance of spirituality and culture and how it can help us in our daily lives. As an advocate for American Indians it’s very important to teach others about our history of the first people. In order for all of us to respect anything we must first be knowledgeable of it.