Health Equity for Abenaki Indigenous People: Improving Access to Quality Mental Health and Substance Use Services

“…Results: A total of 15 Abenaki community members participated in 2 separate focus groups, including 5 current and former Chiefs who served or were currently serving as the primary leadership of this state-recognized tribe. Members of the Abenaki community communicated that the loss and erasure of their culture combined with lack of trust of community support agencies impacted the ways in which the Abenaki community conceptualizes health and wellness for themselves and thus impacts parenting and youth substance use as well as opioid use and prescription drug misuse for participants in this study. …”
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Healthcare experiences of uninsured and under-insured American Indian women in the United States by Jessica L. Liddell, Jenn M. Lilly

“…Although insurance status is linked to important healthcare outcomes, this topic has infrequently been explored for American Indian tribes. For state-recognized tribes, who do not receive healthcare services through the Indian Health Service, this topic has yet to be explored. …”
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“There's so much they don't cover:” Limitations of healthcare coverage for Indigenous women in a non-federally recognized tribe by Jessica L. Liddell, Jenn M. Lilly

“…Future actions should promote tribal sovereignty and increase access to healthcare resources for state-recognized tribes.…”
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“We Live in a Very Toxic World”: Changing Environmental Landscapes and Indigenous Food Sovereignty by Jessica Liddell, Sarah Kington, Catherine E. McKinley

“…Food security and environmental justice for Gulf Coast, state-recognized tribes has been infrequently explored. These tribes lack federal recognition and have limited access to recourse and supplemental resources as a result. …”
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Breaching Barriers: The Fight for Indigenous Participation in Water Governance by Ryan E. Emanuel, David E. Wilkins

“…Actions by the Tribes, which are recognized by the state of North Carolina, expose barriers to participation in environmental governance faced by Indigenous peoples throughout the United States, and particularly daunting challenges faced by state-recognized Tribes. After reviewing the legal and political landscapes that Native nations in the United States must navigate, we present a case study focused on Atlantic Coast Pipeline planning and permitting. …”
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Extending the CARE Principles from tribal research policies to benefit sharing in genomic research by Stephanie Russo Carroll, Stephanie Russo Carroll, Rebecca Plevel, Rebecca Plevel, Lydia L. Jennings, Lydia L. Jennings, Ibrahim Garba, Ibrahim Garba, Rogena Sterling, Felina M. Cordova-Marks, Vanessa Hiratsuka, Maui Hudson, Nanibaa’ A. Garrison, Nanibaa’ A. Garrison, Nanibaa’ A. Garrison

“…Federally and state recognized tribes are in the strongest position to assert research oversight. …”
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