Category Archives: Health

2018 Year in Review

As we ring in the New Year, PWNA is taking a moment to share our readers’ favorite blog posts of 2018.

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The Importance of BBB Accreditation

With the holidays upon us, there’s no better time to remind everyone to look for the BBB seal before you select who you give to this holiday season.

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Celebrating Traditional Indigenous Foods

In my nearly 10 years with PWNA, I have met many generous people who’ve shared their time, knowledge, stories and sense of humor, whether it’s around a kitchen table, walking along a garden or foraging. From harvested Ceyaka (mint tea) and Tinpsila (wild/prairie turnips) in South Dakota to pinon nuts in Arizona, food sources are […]

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Donors Ask: Does Monthly Giving Make Sense for Me?

You might be a monthly donor if… you want less mail, less phone calls, more impact from your gifts, …

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Easing the Housing Crisis on Native American Reservations

PWNA and its SWRA program provide home repair and home improvement for Native American Elders and their families.

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Honoring Native American Veterans

Honoring Native warriors and veterans has always been a part of indigenous culture…. ever reminds us of the valor and bravery and their many sacrifices.

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137 Ways to Just Move It on the Navajo Nation

PWNA congratulates the Navajo Nation, our Program Partners and I.H.S. on closing out another year of Just Move It, and we look forward to supporting JMI as they approach their 25th anniversary and beyond.

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Alcohol: It’s Different for Native Americans

Alcohol is perhaps the greatest enemy Native Americans as a whole have ever faced, connected to many of the social ills on the reservations.

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Jim Thorpe: 100 Years in the Spotlight

Olympic gold medal winner Jim Thorpe was a great athlete from the Sac and Fox Nation.

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