Centering tribal data sovereignty is key to transforming public health data and systems across all governments. Findings and recommendations from researcher and #decolonizeddata activist Abigail Echo-Hawk and colleagues: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00… Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Thank you The New York Times for featuring the work I am blessed to do in service to my community.

✨'But it wasn’t until her early 20s that Ms. Echo-Hawk realized that data was not just information—it could also be power.'

Feeling inspired by Abigail Echo-Hawk, a public health worker helping to empower people with data + make data collection more inclusive. nyti.ms/3TmGos9

My latest story for Stacker explores how Indigenous data warriors like Dr. Dr. Desi (she/her) & Abigail Echo-Hawk are fighting for data sovereignty: Indigenous systems for gathering and using data in spite of a system built to exclude them. Read it here: stacker.com/society/indige…

I recently sat down for an interview with Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to talk about Indigenous data and the importance of reclaiming ownership of our own data. We do not need decisions made about us or without us. It’s only with us and for us. Read more here: tinyurl.com/mrty4292

When Black scholars get asked to do unnecessary stuff, we should respond with: 'that work may shorten my telomere lengths and affect my cortisol levels, which puts me at greater risk for heart disease. So the answer is no! '

An honor to be a delegate at tonight’s inaugural UN Health Equity Forum hosted during #UNGA 78 ! Shared space with industry and health equity giants, convened to launch an initiative to establish health equity priorities for the future. #healthequityforum #UNGA #SDG3

Honored to join as a delegate for the upcoming Health Equity Forum hosted at the United Nations during #UNGA 78 . I look forward to speaking truth #health equity forum #health equity #health #wellness #SDG MediaZone #UNGA #SDG

beautiful words by Abigail Echo-Hawk

Our hearts go out to the families & Tribes after the discovery of children’s graves on the grounds of the former Panguitch Indian Boarding School. We must show our love and support by keeping them in our thoughts & prayers as they continue to learn more.
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.Governor JB Pritzker is expected to sign bills requiring K-12 schools to teach Native American history + more. SESP's Megan Bang, director of Northwestern's Center for Native American & Indigenous Research, gave expert testimony + helped draft legislation. The issue is close to her 💜 : spr.ly/6011PMmKX.

Black Midwifery Shows a Way Forward for Abortion Care Despite Brutal Suppression dlvr.it/Ss4V7Z

Anyone want to publish 800 wrds that I wrote about the US destroying the last of its chemical weapons? My grandpa was one of the soldiers the Army tested chem weapons on in the 60s; I grew up 30 miles from a disposal facility; & now I have big feelings about nuclear weapons in NM

12.8% of NA women gave birth in 2020 lived in a maternity care desert. 1 in 4 NA babies (26.7%) were born in areas of limited or no access to maternity care services. 1 in 6 Black babies (16.3%) were born in areas with limited or no access to maternal health care.

Can we get a 🎉 for our interns? Meet Aaliyah (Cowlitz)! She'll support our outreach events like Youth GONA and the Seafair Powwow.

She was part of our Kiis Council for several years, and is now looking forward to reconnecting with the Native community. Stoodis!

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All my favs in this one, this Q&A is 🔥! @mclemoremr Joia Crear Perry ❤️

I was fan girling out!! Loved meeting you in person

Excited to be at Rep. Pramila Jayapal community celebration of FIVE MILLION dollars for our new treatment center in addition to other local WA projects! Seattle Indian Health Board for the love of Native people

Are you looking to advance your career in public health but want to serve your community? At our org, you can do both!

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White people, please stop asking us about tools to convince other white people that racism is real. It feels self -congratulating like trying to distance yourself from the “bad ones”. Racism is ubiquitous and all people racialized as white benefit from it. In a panel discussion