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Sealaska sets June for vote to end blood quantum requirement
Shareholders of Sealaska, the regional Alaska Native Corporation of Southeast Alaska, will vote in June on whether or not to get rid of a blood quantum requirement for descendant shareholders, a holdover from when Sealaska was formed under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA).
CDC recognizes Native health disparities
The CDC is recognizing health disparities faced by Alaska Natives and American Indians in observance of April’s National Minority Health Month, with CDC Senior Policy Advisor Dr. Seh Welch (Blackfeet) saying the inequities for Native people have been long-standing.
Cherokee Nation using opioid settlement money for new facilities
The Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma recently revised its Public Health and Wellness Act in order to build drug treatment facilities using $15m from opioid settlement funds over the next three years.
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