Reducing opioid overdose deaths in Minnesota: Insights from one tribal nation
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American Indians and Alaska Natives in the United States continue to persist and thrive, but the opioid crisis and opioid overdose deaths are a current threat to health and wellbeing. American Indians in Minnesota have the highest opioid overdose death rate of American Indians and Alaska Natives in the United States. Aim: As one effort to address this, a partnership was initiated between a Minnesota rural tribal nation, Gaa-waabaabiganikaag (White EarthNation), and investigators at the University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth Campus, with funding support from the National Drug Early Warning System (NDEWS). These partners embarked on a NDEWS HotSpot study to identify risk and protective factors for opioid overdose deaths for White Earth Nation.
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The Seven Sacred Directions
Seven Directions was born from a desire to create greater connectivity across the many tribes, communities and organizations that have the health and wellness of American Indian and Alaska Native people at the heart of what they do. We are guided by the “seven directions” of practice: Integration & Holistic Wellness, Culture & Identity, Families & Communities, Respect for Sovereignty, Service, Indigenous Knowledge, and Tribal Governance.
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