Urban Indian Health Institute

05/22/2026

UIHI is excited to announce that our director, Abigail Echo-Hawk, will be speaking at the 9th Annual Innovation and Technology Law Conference hosted by Seattle University School of Law.

On June 5, the conference will focus on Indigenous Perspectives on AI: Appropriation, Regulation, and Innovation. The event will explore critical issues surrounding AI governance, Indigenous data sovereignty, ethics, and emerging technology. Abigail will speak on the panel discussing Data Sovereignty and the Ethics of AI.

The conference is free and virtual. Learn more and register here: https://law.seattleu.edu/academics/degree-programs/jd/curriculum/tile/sitie/annual-innovation-and-technology-law-conference/

05/20/2026

UIHI is monitoring developments in the hantavirus outbreak. We recognize that tribes and urban Indian organizations may be fielding questions about the disease, so we have compiled a hantavirus fact sheet that may help alleviate concerns.

Visit our website at https://bit.ly/4fpPuPT to download the fact sheet.

What you need to know about Hantavirus (Last updated: May 2026)

05/15/2026

For decades AI/AN people have been misidentified, misclassified, or erased through data genocide and health disparities in our communities. No longer.

Join the movement to reclaim our traditional practices as data scientists. UIHI's Decolonizing Data Toolkit has the resources you need to get started.

Learn more on our website:

This toolkit is intended to help everyone who collects data understand the guiding principles of what it means to achieve data equity and justice.

05/05/2026

We are with our relatives across the country as they gather and march for our missing and murdered loved ones.

Even though it is exhausting and heartbreaking, our people will never stop fighting. We will never stay silent. We will demand justice for as long as it takes.

“Don’t look at the numbers and feel sorry for us,” Abigail Echo-Hawk said in a recent interview. “Look at the numbers and say, ‘How do we ensure that this doesn’t continue?’” Read more at https://bit.ly/42jwTNN

Indigenous people are gathering to honor loved ones who have gone missing or been killed

04/30/2026

💜 We know how important immunizations are for community health. But mistrust and misinformation can create barriers to care. The data tells us immunizations are safe and effective for all ages, and so does Millie!

🦄 Magical Millie's Courageous Journey tells the story of a young unicorn as she prepares for her flu vaccination. She learns through the stories of her family and friends how to be brave to protect her community.

🔗 As we wrap up World Immunization Week, learn more about immunizations with Magical Millie! Visit our website for more info:

Immunization is a powerful tool to protect ourselves, our families, and our communities. In this section, learn more about resources for vaccination in American Indian and Alaska Native communities.

04/29/2026

On National Fentanyl Awareness Day, we'd like to remind everyone that opioid overdose is preventable, and we have the power to protect our people.

Visit our website at https://bit.ly/4cHER9z to use an interactive map that locates Narcan near your UIO. You can also watch our video explaining how to use Narcan.

Learn more about opioid overdose and resources for prevention in American Indian/Alaska Native communities.

04/23/2026

🫶🏽 We know that our communities are doing amazing work serving AI/AN survivors of violence. But that work isn’t always well represented in the data.

❣️In 2021, we collaborated with partners to develop “Building the Sacred,” a framework that prioritizes cultural values and people's lived experiences when evaluating the programs serving them.

🔗 Learn more about our culturally attuned evaluation tool on our website: https://bit.ly/41SSPiB

Building the Sacred: An Indigenous Evaluation Framework for Programs Serving Native Survivors of Violence illustrates four places from which Indigenous evaluation is already taking place in violence prevention, response, and healing programs that have not yet been formally recognized in a culturally...

04/14/2026

⚠️ TW: Domestic violence, sexual assault, MMIWP ⚠️

During Sexual Assault Awareness month, we're highlighting important resources addressing sexual violence in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities.

Storytelling can be healing. In 2021, UIHI released Supporting the Sacred: Womxn of Resilience, a report detailing the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on Native femme-identifying survivors of sexual violence. The report also outlines what community organizations can do to make a difference in their communities.

We thank these survivors for sharing their sacred stories, their ways of healing, and for showing others they are not alone.

Read the full report and learn more at: https://bit.ly/4cv4jh9

Insights from Native femme-identifying survivors of sexual violence

04/08/2026

It’s National Public Health Week… of course we’re shouting out our amazing team at UIHI!! 🥳 From packing boxes, to getting your flu shots, thank you for helping strengthen our communities everyday🫶🏽🤗

04/03/2026

📣 Did someone say giveaway??

That’s right! We’re giving out FREE tickets to the US Indigenous Data Sovereignty & Governance Summit on April 14-17 in Tucson, AZ. Be a part of the growing conversation on Indigenous data sovereignty in Indian Country!

👇🏽Ready to enter? Check out the rules for the giveaway below and visit https://bit.ly/4sYnzuA to submit your interest today!