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Climate change affects Indigenous children's health worldwide, review of 53 studies finds

Indigenous children across the globe are experiencing significant climate-related health impacts, ranging from malnutrition and infectious diseases to effects on mental health and...

Stolen Generations survivors have more health challenges than other First Nations people

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Indigenous Groups Are Exempt From Medicaid Work Rules, but Native Hawaiians Aren’t

Native Hawaiians will have to comply with the new work requirements in President Donald Trump’s signature One Big Beautiful Bill Act, despite facing significant obstacles to employ...

Indigenous groups exempt from Medicaid work rules, but not Native Hawaiians

Native Hawaiians will need to comply with new work requirements to qualify for Medicaid after being excluded from exemptions carved out for other Indigenous groups, an omission tha...

First Nations health care: Consultation is not control

Canadian health organizations invite First Nations representatives to comment on services after budgets and priorities have already taken shape. Consultation can improve a proposal...

Availability of diabetes related foot health programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders

Where do we stand? The availability and efficacy of diabetes related foot health programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians: a systematic review Vivienne Chuter...

Indigenous Tourism: Building Connections With Purpose

Approaching Indigenous communities with respect and intentionality The connection between wellness and Indigenous tourism goes beyond traditional healing practices and time spent i...

As climate disasters multiply, Indigenous governance offers a way forward

Indigenous communities are confronting mounting climate threats even as inadequate funding, scant legal recognition, and little support for self-governance limit their ability to r...

Healing Through Heritage: Why Culturally Grounded Recovery Matters on Tribal Lands

This shift is not about replacing clinical care with tradition. It is about recognizing that healing in Native communities has always been deeply connected to culture. The post Hea...

Drought is deepening a health crisis among Peru’s recently contacted Indigenous Matsés

REQUENA, Peru — Until a century ago, few Matsés had ever been in contact with a white person before. The Indigenous people lived in a remote area of the Amazon Rainforest, along th...

Healthcare out of reach, MДЃori seats up for grabs

MДЃori are going without healthcare or putting it off because of the cost and the unavailability of services, a new survey reveals.

A health crisis for Peru’s recently contacted people brings planetary health to the fore

Mongabay staff writer Aimee Gabay joins the Newscast this week to discuss her reporting trip to the Peruvian Amazon, where she spoke with the Indigenous Matsés community. She made...

Indigenous House / Formline Architecture + Urbanism + LGA Architectural Partners

Indigenous House reflects the University of Toronto Scarborough's commitment to renewing and strengthening its relationship with Indigenous communities. Prominently situated at the...

Indigenous plants offer Ghanaians an alternative to costly Western medicine

About 60 to 70 percent of the Ghanaian population depends on the traditional medicine market for their medical care, according to a 2023 study in Frontiers in Pharmacology. 

Therapeutic Family Camps Bring Healing and Hope to Aboriginal Children in Remote Australia

In one of the most remote corners of Australia, a quiet revolution in child health is unfolding around campfires, swimming holes and shared meals. A new qualitative study published...

Indigenous energy justice a need

Who Is Indigenous? The Politics of Tribal Identity Terminology in India and Bangladesh

Tribal people in South Asia prefer being called adivasi or original inhabitants, but nationalist forces in India and Bangladesh oppose it for different reasons.

Indigenous and remote community projects require more than mobilization

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Indigenous knowledge helps reveal the ties between reefs and mangroves

In a recent scientific article in the journal Ocean & Coastal Management, alongside the list of scientist-authors were the Bardi Jawi and Oorany Rangers and the Bardi Jawi Trad...

India’s isolated island tribes need autonomy to survive rising threats, says scholar

Isolated and contacted Indigenous tribes in India’s Andaman and Nicobar Islands face threats from illegal fishing, mega-development projects and misinformed government welfare poli...

Drought and state neglect deepen health crisis for Peru’s recently contacted Matsés

A worsening convergence of drought driven by climate change, epidemic disease, and state neglect is creating a severe health emergency for the Indigenous Matsés people in the Peruv...

Indigenous territories maintain Amazon forest just as well as protected areas, study finds

A new study has found that in Ecuador’s Amazon, Indigenous territories without formal conservation contracts maintained forest conditions just as well as formal protected areas. Ec...

As Climate Disasters Multiply, Indigenous Governance Offers a Way Forward

Indigenous communities are confronting mounting climate threats even as inadequate funding, scant legal recognition, and little support for self-governance limit their ability to r...

Researcher calls for MДЃori-specific strategy to eliminate tuberculosis

A review has found the current approach is failing to adequately control the disease.