The theme for the 53rd annual Symposium on the American Indian is "Culture as Medicine: Guiding Education Into the Future," and the keynote speaker spoke on preparing for the future.

Growing up in Chinle, Ariz., the heart of the Navajo Nation, Kim Russell said she never saw the same physician twice. “They didn’t have a high level of commitment to the community,” she said. Facing a ...

Inside the Friendship House, a rhythmic drum beat fills the air as clients gather in a circle, chanting a Lakota battle song. For Priscilla Lenares, the sound transports her back 11 years to her own ...

Herbal medicines discovered long ago by Native Americans are recognized today for their healing powers. KPBS sci-tech reporter Thomas Fudge spoke to members of local tribes about how they sustained ...

Surveys the Native American healing and health care practices from the time of first European contact up to the present. Includes a chapter profiling some Native American healers. siris_sil_741411 ...

When Washington’s legislative session kicks off next week, lawmakers will take up the issue of traditional Native American medicine. Washington state Medicaid doesn’t currently reimburse Native ...