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A Native Candidate’s Story

When Barbara Vicknair (enrolled citizen of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and a current Town Council member of Murphy, North Carolina) was a young girl, she became keenly aware of walking between two cultures — that of her Cherokee father and of her non-Native mother. Like many young Native…
Categories: History, Identity, Identity and Native Pride, Language, My Culture, My Life, Sovereignty, Traditional Stories and Teachings, Traditions, Wellness and Healing

Constance Owl

Hi everyone. I am Constance Owl, an enrolled member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in western North Carolina. I am 16 years old and a rising senior in high school. I will be contributing to the We R Native blog over the next several months in an effort…
Categories: Identity

Dropping A Knowledge Bomb Part 1

Hello everybody, it’s been a while! I wanted to write this blog in relation to the new school year coming up…. Whether you’ll be starting high school or college; I’m going to give you some knowledge (hence the knowledge bomb) I wish I would’ve known if I was young again.…
Categories: Becoming Independent

Find Health Clinics Near You

A new map on the Indian Health Service website can help you find IHS, Tribal, and Urban Indian Health Program clinics near you. You can search using your address to find clinics, including treatment and behavioral health centers. Click here to use the clinic finder.
Categories: Anatomy, Sexual Health
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