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This Blog includes news and announcements pertaining to the Urban Indian community across the nation.
Welcome Intern and Legal Fellow, New Youth Council, House to Vote on Bill with $30 Million Increase for UIOs, Funding
The National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH), in partnership with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), announced its 2019 cohort of National Urban Indian Youth Advisory Council Members (Youth Council). The 2019 class of NCUIH Youth Council members include Czarina Campos (Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma), Taylor Francisco (Navajo Nation), Megan McDermott (Descendant Piegan Blackfeet & Plains Cree), Quentin Paulsen (Nima Corporation), and Benjamin Sandecki (Cherokee).
Today, the National Council of Urban Indian Health sent a letter to the Senate Appropriations Committee requesting to match the funding for the urban Indian health line item in the House Appropriations bill that recently passed out of the full Appropriations Committee. Last month, the Senate held their first hearing on the Interior budget with Secretary Bernhardt.
Gun violence has a dark history for Natives in the United States. The deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history took place in 1890, when representatives of the U.S. government executed as many as 300 Native men, women, and children at Wounded Knee, South Dakota, for practicing Ghost Dancing, a spiritual tradition within our culture.
NCUIH is pleased to have Christina Haswood, Intern, and Joy Parker, Legal Fellow, in the office through July.
Yesterday, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies approved by voice vote its fiscal year 2020 bill with the National Council of Urban Indian Health’s request of an increase for the urban Indian health line item to $81 million. The fiscal year 2020 bill draft from Chair Betty McCollum includes this increase of approximately $30 million for the urban Indian health line item from current funding levels and a $537 million increase to $6.3 billion for the Indian Health Service overall budget from fiscal year 2019.
Albuquerque, NM (May 16, 2019) - Today, Dr. Kimberly Fowler, Director, and Sebouh Kouyoumjian, Public Health Associate, from the National Council of Urban Indian Health's Technical Assistance and Research Center presented at the 2019 American Indian and Alaska Native National Behavioral Health Conference. The presentation titled, "National Council of Urban Indian Health - National Urban Indian Youth & Young Adult Advisory Council: Suicide & Substance Abuse & Misuse Prevention" was a part of the Behavioral Health Poster Session. The 2019 American Indian and Alaska Native National Behavioral Health Conference at the Albuquerque Convention Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico is hosted by National Indian Health Board (NIHB).
View a PDF of the poster here.
The National Council of Urban Indian Health’s request of at least $81 million for the urban Indian health line item was included in the draft fiscal year 2020 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies funding bill released today by the House Appropriations Committee. The $37.3 billion spending package includes an approximately $30 million increase over current levels and $6.3 billion for the overall Indian Health Service budget (a $537 million increase).
During the 2019 Washington Summit, NCUIH provided an update on findings of impacts from the government shutdown and published trackers for regulations and legislation online.
The Urban Indian Center of Salt Lake is pleased to announce the appointment of Maurice "Mo" Smith as Executive Director. Mo has over 28 years of experience in the nonprofit sector working with American Indian communities. He has served as a Program Manager for the US Olympic Committee, Executive Director of the Native American Sports Council, and Executive Director of the National Council for Urban Indian Health. Originally from Colorado, he is a member of the Navajo Nation and is also African American.
