219 West – May Episode is Up!

I woke up early this morning (before 6AM) and couldn’t sleep.  So, I thought I’d check to see when the July episode of “219 West” will air since I’m in Canada and can’t see it on TV here.  (I will have two packages air in July, so I will let you know when it’s up [...]

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Documentary explores Native perspective on health care

Rich-Heape Films, the creators of the documentary “Our Spirits Don’t speak English: Indian Boarding School” (a Native American perspective on Indian Boarding Schools) are working on a new project about health care and Native Americans. It is tittled “AMERICAN INDIAN HEALTHCARE: A NATIVE PROSPECTIVE”. Check out the teaser… From the Rich-Heape Films website: “AMERICAN INDIAN [...]

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New documentary focuses on violent crimes on Indian reservations

A good friend of mine, Ryan Redcorn, has made quite a name for himself with his pro-Native, often (progressive) political t-shirt company called Demockratees and his design and interactive branding agency, Red Hand Media. Both companies are based on the Osage reservation in Oklahoma, where Ryan is from. Most recently, Ryan wrote an article for [...]

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Native Journalist meets the US Surgeon General at Families USA Health Action 2010 Conference

I had the privilege of meeting and getting to know Reza Clifton (Blogger, New Media Producer, Radio Program Host, and DJ) who was at Health Watch 2010 representing UrbanHealthWatch.net. We were both very excited to meet US Surgeon General, VADM Regina M. Benjamin who gave a very uplifting and inspirational closing speech. Here’s a video [...]

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Final Day of Health Action 2010

WASHINGTON, DC – Today is the last day of the Families USA Health Action 2010 conference. Also today, at 10:30am is the American Indian Health Policy workshop called “Where We’ve Been and Where We’re Going.” From the conference agenda: American Indians and Alaska Natives experience some of the most significant health disparities in the United [...]

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Amy Stretten, Winner of the 2010 Consumer Health Advocate of the Year Award!

WASHINGTON, DC – Families USA awarded me the Consumer Health Advocate of the Year award at the Health Action 2010 conference!…Well, me and the other hundreds of registrants who were in attendance, to encourage us all to continue to advocate for health care reform. -NativeJournalist

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Families USA Health Action 2010 Conference Update!

WASHINGTON, DC – Thus far, the Families USA Health Action 2010 conference has been overwhelming…in a great way! I am a little drained, but so very inspired and excited to do my part in the health reform movement. Below are some noteworthy quotes from speakers at this weekend’s conference: “We need reform because the current [...]

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Obama’s 2010 State of the Union Address

WASHINGTON, DC – Last night President Barack Obama spoke to Congress and the nation during the annual State of the Union Address. Check out the video below if you missed any of it or want to hear it again. Topics covered were: the economy, including the stimulus bill and jobs; the environment, including the energy [...]

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Families USA Health Action 2010 Conference

WASHINGTON, DC – This week/end is the annual Families USA Conference in Washington, DC. I will be in attendance and blogging about it here. Tune in throughout the week for updates on the latest happenings in the capitol. For more information about the conference, go here, here, and here. -NativeJournalist

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NABJ Conference on Health Disparities Announced

WASHINGTON, DC – March 4-6, 2010 Barbara Jordan Conference Center at Kaiser Family Foundation 1330 G Street, NW Washington, DC 2005 (one block west of Metro Center) Program Goal: The goal of this annual conference is to provide print, broadcast and online journalists the tools to effectively report on the impact of health care reform [...]

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