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Improving the Health and Safety of Indigenous Mothers and Infants

April 14, 2023
A white baby bodysuit with a star and teddy bears.

4.14.23 – A new report spotlights some of the federal government’s shortcomings when it comes to Indigenous health care — specifically for mothers and newborns. Maternal mortality among American Indians and Alaska natives ranges from 2 to 4-and-a-half times the rate for non-Hispanic white women. New Mexico in Focus correspondent Antonia Gonzales spoke with the…

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Counting State’s Native American Population for 2020 Census

March 20, 2020
Composite of the seal of the U.S. Census Bureau, with the New Mexican desert in the background.

March 20, 2020 – The U.S. Census quietly got underway last week. As it has for nearly all facets of life, COVID-19 has dramatically changed plans for how to encourage participation from historically undercounted populations. The Census is vital for states like New Mexico, which have large numbers of people who are part of those…

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