In the 1970s, the agency that provides health care to Native Americans sterilized thousands of women without their full and ...

In 1972, Jean Whitehorse went to an the Indian Health Service hospital in Gallup, N.M. treat a ruptured appendix. The 22-year ...

On Feb. 6-8, the Cheyenne River Youth Project hosted its Young Women’s Winter Camp at Wakanyeja Kin Wana Ku Pi , its rural property near Bear Butte State Park. The two-night camp was part of CRYP’s ...

When Susan Masten was growing up in Northern California, her familial traditions were lost in a confusion of cultures. Native American communities pass down traditions through the matrilineal line, ...

Abigail Echo-Hawk, director of the Urban Indian Health Institute, recalled a Native mother in her 30s who started having memory loss and other dementia-like symptoms. The woman had suffered multiple ...

The rates at which Native women face violence are harrowing. Over 43 percent of Native American women report being raped during their lifetime at a rate 2.5 higher than other groups, according to the ...

Your donation today will help MinnPost continue to report on the news you need. This story comes to you from Sahan Journal, a nonprofit newsroom dedicated to covering Minnesota’s immigrants and ...

Rep. Bob Goodlatte is standing between the bill's passage and failure. In the waning days of their congressional careers, two lawmakers are waging a war to solidify their legacies, and a bill to ...

As many as 3 million women in India are believed to be sex workers, often pushed into the trade by extreme poverty or coercion. One organization has helped more than 32,000 of these women find a path ...

Now in its 20th year, WeWin brings together more than 400 women across tribes and generations for prayer circles, keynote speeches and leadership training. When Susan Masten was growing up in Northern ...