CAROLYN MORRIS flicks through a bulky folder in her office in To’Hajiilee, New Mexico. The clinical psychologist has filled it with the sorts of billing, evaluation and note-taking procedures that are ...
: [POST-BROADCAST CORRECTION: This story incorrectly says that Arizona was among the states in which Medicaid would soon cover traditional healing practices for Native Americans. For the change to go ...
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PHOENIX – Native Americans in Arizona and three other states could now see government health coverage for some traditional healing practices. On Oct. 16, the Biden administration announced it had ...
Emery Tahy of San Francisco knows firsthand the struggles of addiction and recovery — a journey that, for him, is intertwined with his experience as a Native American. In his twenties, Tahy landed on ...
Jody Roy remembers hearing how her aunt was removed from the family home as a child and taken to a Jesuit-run residential school years ago. The girl's long hair was cut, Native clothing discarded and ...
Emery Tahy of San Francisco knows firsthand the struggles of addiction and recovery — a journey that, for him, is intertwined with his experience as a Native American. In his twenties, Tahy landed on ...
Many traditional Native American healing practices have proven health benefits. Sweat lodges, for example, have been documented as being helpful in ridding infections from the body, helping with pain ...
A drumming circle at the Friendship House in San Francisco. Friendship House is a Native-led recovery treatment program that provides culturally relevant care. (San Francisco Chronicle/Hearst ...