The Native American community is coming together to heal by ending American Indian Month with a celebration and parade in Minneapolis. At the end of April, the community faced murders and trauma, ...

Many traditional Native American healing practices have proven health benefits. Sweat lodges, for example, have been documented as being helpful in ridding infections from the body, helping with pain ...

A drumming circle at the Friendship House in San Francisco. Friendship House is a Native-led recovery treatment program that provides culturally relevant care. (San Francisco Chronicle/Hearst ...

Eating your biggest meal between 10am-2pm works with your liver’s natural rhythm instead of against it Switching up your spices every few days keeps your body from getting used to them (like changing ...

On any Tuesday night, 13 women fill the main area of South Dakota Urban Indian Health’s downtown community center to see Shaina Yellowback. Yellowback, 34, is one of two who lead a culturally based ...

With more than 1,200 entries, the Encyclopedia of Native American Healing introduces readers to renowned Native American healers throughout history; societies and divisions into which healers were ...

During history major Maddie Henderson’s internship at the National Museum of the American Indian, she sought to learn more about the Indian boarding school era and how forced assimilation has affected ...

Native filmmaker Jaime Tafoya chronicles his journey as a stroke survivor. Native filmmaker Jaime Tafoya chronicles his journey as a stroke survivor. He explores his path to recovery, which included ...

PHOENIX – Native Americans in Arizona and three other states could now see government health coverage for some traditional healing practices. On Oct. 16, the Biden administration announced it had ...