Help us honor Domestic Violence Awareness Month October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month – what first began at a Day of Unity in 1981 has become a month-long call to action to raise awareness, to mourn those we have lost to domestic violence, and to advocate for survivors. Domestic Violence Awareness Month was originally … Continue reading Domestic Violence Awareness Month and Tillie Black Bear “Women Are Sacred” Day
For your act of kindness and generosity in our time of need. This week, our CEO, Esther Lucero (Diné), our Board President, Tom Warren (Choctaw), Seattle City Councilwoman Debora Juarez (Blackfeet), and others gathered at Eighth Generation’s headquarters for a surprise gifting ceremony to Louie Gong (Nooksack) and his team for their incredible generosity during … Continue reading Eighth Generation Honored by Seattle Indian Health Board
We’re excited to announce the launch of our newest series! We will be posting quick, 10-minute wellness videos on our Facebook for you to follow along to so you can get moving and mentally centered for the day. All Native youth (ages 24 and younger) are invited to participate. Native youth in King County are … Continue reading Movement is Medicine: a Native Youth Wellness Series
We’re pleased to announce our Youth Gathering of Native Americans (GONA) starting August 17th. All Native youth in middle and high school are invited to attend this virtual event! Youth that attend every day and live in King County can received up to $60 in gift cards for participating ($20 per all-day event)! The GONA … Continue reading 2020 Youth Gathering of Native Americans
Join Seattle Indian Health Board’s Traditional Health Department’s series of online classes about Traditional Food and Plant Medicines! About the Program American Indian and Alaska Native peoples from across this land have used indigenous medicines over generations to maintain physical, emotional, social and spiritual health. Learn about indigenous traditional foods and plant medicines that are … Continue reading Traditional Food and Plant Medicine, Online Classes
SEATTLE—Leaders from Seattle Indian Health Board, Chief Seattle Club, and United Indians of All Tribes Foundation are calling for the acts of violence at Seattle City Councilwoman Debora Juarez’s home to end. Juarez, the first Indigenous woman ever elected to the Seattle City Council, has challenged a proposal to defund the Seattle Police Department by … Continue reading Seattle Native organizations call for violence against Seattle Councilmember Debora Juarez to end
We have always been data gatherers. We have always been the scientists who analyze the data and we have always been the community that participated in the analysis to ensure the well-being of our future generations. Abigail Echo-Hawk How do we gather data in a good way? This week, Abigail Echo-Hawk, the Chief Research Officer … Continue reading Flash Forward Podcast: Dollars for Data
For Immediate Release—July 8, 2020 SEATTLE—In a letter sent to Mayor Jenny Durkan, four urban Indian organizations called for the removal of Seattle Police Department (SPD) officers from the City of Seattle’s Navigation Team—a group comprised of outreach workers and SPD personnel, whose goal is to connect unsheltered people to housing and critical resources, while … Continue reading Urban Indian organizations demand removal of Seattle police officers from outreach team supporting homeless
Amid the Black Lives Matter movement and renewed calls for police reform, we hosted a discussion between Esther Lucero, our CEO, and Brandy Grant, Director of Programming at the Alliance for Gun Responsibility, on police brutality, reform, and allyship among communities of color. Brandy Grant was born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma and moved to … Continue reading Black X Indigenous Solidarity: a Discussion with Brandy Grant and Esther Lucero
At Seattle Indian Health Board (SIHB), we celebrate the LGBTQ+ and Two-Spirit communities this month and every month! To celebrate Pride this year, SIHB staff members Sofia Locklear (Lumbee) and Thomas Lawrence (Makah) put together a list of media resources that are both entertaining and educational. This list is by no means exhaustive, but offers the … Continue reading Celebrating LGBTQ2S+ Pride: Sharing Media Resources of Change, History, and Visibility
