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Cherokee Nation, others weigh in on language struggles during pandemic

WASHINGTON – Native American leaders and advocates testified on May 26 that COVID-19 has had a “devastating effect” on fluent language speakers. During a hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Michelle Sauve, acting commissioner of the Administration for Native Americans, was one of several who addressed COVID-19’s impact on Native languages. “COVID-19 has had a devastating effect on the elderly population, who are the keys to cultural continuity,” she said. “Elders are often the only first-language speakers and sometimes the only speakers for many Native languages. For example, the Kiowa Tribe in Oklahoma recently lost two of the tribe’s five fluent elder speaker mentors to COVID-19. Prior to the pandemic, there were only 20 fluent Kiowa speakers out of a population of 12,000.”

National Indian Health Board reminds federal, congressional partners of treaty obligations at National Tribal Public Health Summit

National Indian Health Board reminds federal, congressional partners of treaty obligations at National Tribal Public Health Summit Social determinants of health, health disparities and racism impact tribal public health Author: News Release National Indian Health Board April 28, 2021 At today’s National Indian Health Board (NIHB) virtual National Tribal Public Health Summit, plenary guest speakers, which included an official from the Administration for Native Americans and two members of Congress, each touched on three factors that impact tribal public health: social determinants of health, health disparities and racism.  “The many health inequities and disparities among American Indian and Alaska Native people are results of decades of racist policies and neglect of the federal trust responsibility, and I can say with certainty that the National Indian Health Board is committed to addressing the health disparities and systemic racism that impact tribal communities,” s

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