Heather Mars-Martins and her family would dive off the coast of Westerly, Rhode Island, to catch quahogs, clams native to the eastern shores long foraged by her Narragansett tribe. Mars-Martins and ...

Opinion. Unless the lame duck Congress acts, the Special Diabetes Program for Indians (SDPI) is due to expire on December 31, 2024 and funding will cease. Funding for the SDPI program is critical in ...

PHOENIX – Hispanics, Native Americans and African Americans are most at risk for diabetes, with racial and ethnic minorities reporting the highest rates of the debilitating disease in the U.S. But ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. November is Native American Heritage Month.

PHOENIX – Alex Alejandre lost 75 pounds in a year. His wife, Mary, lost 40. They want to set a good example for their 17-year-old son, Nathan, and take a personal stand against obesity, which can lead ...

Lorelei DeCora, an Indian Health Service nurse and member of the Ho-Chunk (or Winnebago) tribe, had just spent the day in a South Dakota hospital ward in which every patient was a Native American ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Gayle Anderson was live at the offices of ...

A curriculum has been created that has a goal of helping Native Americans prevent diabetes in their communities, according to an article published this month by the Associated Press. It was developed ...

PINE RIDGE RESERVATION, S.D. -- Damon Rooks hoisted his disabled father into a pickup truck and together they drove across the dusty roads of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation to a clinic 50 miles ...

May 28 (UPI) --Native Americans and Alaska Natives are up to three times more likely to be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, according to a scientific statement published Thursday by the journal ...