Eating Disorders in Indigenous Communities
Bring up the topic of disordered eating and it’s likely that people will picture an affluent, thin, White woman. It’s a cultural myth ingrained in our consciousness, it’s a clinical barrier, and most importantly – it’s dead wrong. Eating disorders are just as common in Indigenous communities, but you’d never know it to look at […]
Observing Orange Shirt Day
September 30 is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation – colloquially known as Orange Shirt Day. It began in Canada but now we observe it in the U.S. too: a day to recognize the atrocities of the residential school system that devastated so many Indigenous communities. The U.S. government ran their boarding school program […]
Improving Data Quality in Native Communities
Brookings Institution just released a report called “Good Data, Stronger Tribes” on the need for better data collection and utilization for Native American communities. You might recall that we issued our own report on flawed data and Indigenous health a few years ago – so we were intrigued to read their findings. In case you didn’t […]