NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Traditional healing practices used for generations to treat the body and mind are now being recognized as ...

New Mexico is now one of the first states in the nation to cover traditional Native American healing practices under Medicaid. The coverage was approved in October 2024 by the federal government for ...

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 ...

The burdens that weigh on many Native American residents in the Midlands are all too real. But so are the many laudable efforts to help. Earlier this month an impressive array of professionals ...

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 ...

Emery Tahy of San Francisco knows firsthand the struggles of addiction and recovery — a journey that, for him, is intertwined with his experience as a Native American. In his twenties, Tahy landed on ...

SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico Medicaid now covers traditional healing practices for certain Native American Medicaid members. Members in participating tribes, nations or pueblos can receive coverage for ...