Us Commission of Civil Rights, (September 2004) Broken Promises: Evaluating the Native American Health Care System

This report compels the federal government to acknowledge the dire health care situation facing Native Americans. A long history of treaties and broken promises urges the federal government to recognize that the concept of fulfilling treaty promises through proper funding and effective administration is a moral imperative. The federal government must take immediate action to improve the health status of Native Americans.

Available at: http://www.usccr.gov/pubs/nahealth/nabroken.pdf

US Commission on Civil Rights, (July 2003) A Quite Crisis Federal Funding and Unmet Needs in Indian Country

This study reveals that federal funding directed to Native Americans through programs at these agencies has not been sufficient to address the basic and very urgent needs of indigenous peoples. Among the myraid unmet needs are: health care, education, public safety, housing, and rural development. The Commission finds that significant disparities in federal funding exist between Native Americans and other groups in our nation, as well as the general population. Among immediate requirements for increased fundings are: infrastructure development, without which tribal governments cannot properly deliver services; tribal courts, which preserve order in tribal communities, provide for restitution of wrongs, and lend strength and validity to other tribal institutions; and tribal priority allocations, which permit tribes to pursue their own priorities and allow tribal grovernments to respond to the needs of their citizens.

Available at: http://www.tedna.org/usccr/quietcrisis.pdf

Report to the Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Senate (August 2005) Health Care Services Are Not Always Available to Native Americans. This report can be accessed online or downloaded in eight parts.

Available at: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d05789.pdf

Indian Health Service, Office of Public Health, Program Statistics Team. (1999). Trends in Indian health: 1998-99. Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Indian Health Service, Office of Public Health, Program Statistics Team. (1999). Regional Differences in Indian health: 1998-99. Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Regional Differences in Indian Health 1998-99 provides regional information on the health status of American Indians and Alaska Natives based on data from the 12 IHS regional administrative units called Area Offices. The tables and charts describe the IHS program and the health status of American Indians and Alaska Natives residing in the IHS service area. The IHS service area consists of counties on or near Federal Indian reservations. The Indians residing in the service area comprise about 60 percent of all Indians residing in the United States. Current regional differences are depicted, and comparisons to the general population are made, when appropriate.
Available at: http://www.ihs.gov/PublicInfo/Publications/trends98/region98.asp

Bureau of Indian Affairs. (2002, July 12). Indian entities recognized and eligible to receive services from the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs. Federal Register, 67. Washington DC: Department of the Interior.
Available at: http://www.census.gov/pubinfo/www/FRN02.pdf

U.S. Bureau of the Census. (2002, February). The American Indian and Alaska Native population: 2000. Washington, DC: Author.
Available at: http://www.census.gov/prod/2002pubs/c2kbr01-15.pdf

U.S. Bureau of the Census, Population Division, Racial Statistics. (1993). We the first Americans. Washington, DC: Author.
Available at: http://www.census.gov/apsd/wepeople/we-5.pdf

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