In the early spring of 1942 Alaska's population was approximately 73,000. About half of those residents were Native Alaskans, ...

Work led by the Alaska Native Heritage Center resulted in the remains of three Indigenous students from Alaska being ...

More than one-third of American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) adults in California live with elevated blood pressure, and 32% live with hypertension, heart disease, diabetes or a combination of ...

Native Americans in Alaska are more likely to be hospitalized with swine flu than whites in the state and the lack of running water in some areas may be a factor, researchers have found. Health ...

Marissa Russo is a former STAT intern supported by the AAAS Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellowship. American Indians and Alaska Natives in the United States live nearly four years less than ...

Scholars Program includes four Ph.D. candidates conducting child development and substance use prevention research with Native ...

Disparities in health and access to health care continue to persist among the American Indian/Alaska Native population, despite federal efforts to call attention to and address these disparities. 1 ...

At least 355 Native American and Indigenous candidates ran or are running in local, state and federal primary and general ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Alaska Native populations had higher rates of Sjögren’s disease than the general population. RA and lupus were ...

This story contains disturbing details about boarding schools. If you are feeling triggered, here is a resource list from the ...

Kidney cancer incidence is 90% higher in American Indian and Alaska Native populations than in non-Hispanic Whites, with mortality rates nearly double. Disparities are driven by late detection, ...

With Indigenous People’s Day (October 13) and Native American Heritage Month (November) approaching, Alaskan Dream Cruises—Alaska’s only Indigenous-owned cruise line—highlights what makes this ...