Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health

10/19/2026

We're sitting down with Amáyá Scott, a Diné scholar, writer, and creator who is dedicated to inspiring joy and justice. Amáyá reflects and celebrates what it means to be Diné, q***r, and trans in the 21st century — sharing her brilliance and humor with thousands online as Diné Aesthetics

Listen to the full episode here: https://podcast.show/tendingourroots/episodes/

10/19/2026

Indigenous Peoples Day Recap
We're reflecting on the 8th Annual Indigenous People's Day Powwow at Johns Hopkins University, hosted by the Johns Hopkins Center for Diversity and Inclusion!

Community members from Baltimore and beyond came together to celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day, connect with Indigenous community, share a meal, and enjoy mingling and building relationships.

"It's great to see the Indigenous community in all its excellence and to see support! I am looking forward to the new connections made!"- Ashley White (Diné)

“It was a beautiful Indigenous Peoples’ Day celebration at JHU. We are grateful to the singers, dancers, emcee, vendors, and community members for coming out to celebrate our vibrant and diverse Tribal cultures! This is what collective wellbeing looks like.” - Victoria O’Keefe, PhD (Cherokee Nation, Seminole Nation)

10/16/2026

Looking for validated measures to support Indigenous research?

The CIRCLE Measurement Repository is a centralized collection of reliable tools designed for Indigenous communities, scholars, and allied partners. Explore measures, scoring instructions, psychometric data, and REDCap-ready survey instruments—all in one place.

Learn more at and find the tools that fit your work: https://cih.jhu.edu/measurement-repository/

10/16/2026

Our Amá Bidziil (Strong Mothers) Team is hiring! We are looking for a Research Program Assistant / Maternal Health Coach.
📍Based in Tuba City, Arizona
🕛 Full-Time Position
💰 $35K - $45K (DOE)

If interested, email Maria Welch [email protected]. We would love to have you join our Center Staff!

10/15/2026

A wonderful team to work with 🙌🏽 beautiful designs and they really capture the essence of our work 🫶🏽

10/15/2026

This is awesome! Chinle Planting Hope shared, “When You See The World,” in their book mobile 📖🚙💨

Support their work and check out Crystal Austin’s book about a Diné grandmother guiding her granddaughter across the world and carrying her family and culture throughout her journey!

10/14/2026

Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health spoke with Culture Cabinet about Daisy Chain Fields and its impact for not just the nonprofits, but for women and girls. Crystal Austin, our Director of Communications, shared her thoughts and observations of the festival's impact.
Click the link to read more!

While Olivia Rodrigo is hitting the road for the start of her Unraveled Tour, the 23-year-old pop star presented her inaugural Daisy Chain Fields Festival in late August. Held in Irvine, California, on August 29, the festival featured a lineup of women-led acts, including headliners like Chappell Ro...

10/13/2026

Every day we come face-to-face with the realities of the many public health crises facing our communities, but often, we do not have the tools or support to advance policies to better serve our community members. That is why we are so excited to be attending the Bloomberg American Health Initiative to hear how others are advocating for public health policies that work. You can tune into the plenary session live on October 20: https://americanhealth.jhu.edu/2026-bloomberg-american-health-summit

10/13/2026

Her Strength is Our Future - that's what we believe and carried through our partnership with the Daisy Chain Fields Festival. It is beautiful to hear that more investment is being made in women's health and changing approaches to healing. Check out the article to learn more:

Research from the McKinsey Health Institute finds that women spend an average of nine years of their lives in poor health, limiting their ability to participate fully at home, at work and in their communities. Women also spend 25% more time in poor health than men. McKinsey estimates that closing th...

10/13/2026

A few reminders for our Winter Institute
▫️Anyone can join our Winter Institute
▫️We have scholarships available to help with the cost
▫️Registration is live!
▫️These are online courses exploring Indigenous Health