Dr. Mary Owen On Importance Of Native Community Accepting COVID Vaccine
This week on Minnesota Native News, we hear from a native medical expert and leader, Dr. Mary Owen, who discusses the importance of the COVID-19 vaccination for the native community. Dr. Mary Owen, MD (Tlingit) is the President of the Association of American Indian Physicians, and she’s also the Director of the Center of American …
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Native Lights – Special Edition: Visiting Vaccines with Dr. Mary Owen and Briana Michels
This week, another Special Edition of Native Lights: Visiting Vaccines, where we get a pulse on Indian Country’s response to COVID-19 vaccines, here in Minnesota. On this show we hear from two people deeply committed to the health and well-being of Indigenous people and Native communities. Dr. Mary Owen speaks about working with other Native …
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Building Supportive Environments with Kwe Pack
This week we revisit an earlier Native Lights episode which highlights Kwe Pack, a spectacular group of Native women supporting each other to run long-distance trail races. Kwe Pack has been featured on Good Morning America, ESPN, Sports Illustrated, and Oprah Winfrey’s World Vision Tour. This group encourages each other to draw on their inner strength; to heal and flourish in all areas of their lives. You can check out this episode, which is part of Native Lights Season Two, to hear more about the significant work being done to build supportive environments for Native people to heal and thrive.
Indian Country Responds to the Attack on the U.S. Capitol
The National Congress of American Indians released their own response and so did the Chief Executive of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, Melanie Benjamin
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Vaccination Rollout In MN is Underway
COVID 19 Vaccine rollout in MN is underway.
And Indian Country responds to the attack on the U.S. Capitol building in Washington DC on January 6th.
Reporter Leah Lemm has these stories.