Pierre, South Dakota (AP)
A South Dakota native and Rosebud Sioux tribal member, Dr. Yvette Roubideaux appeared April 23 before a U.S. Senate committee in Washington as the president’s nominee to run the Indian Health Service.
Sen. Tim Johnson told the Senate Indian Affairs Committee that Roubideaux is committed to improving health care in Indian Country.
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Roubideaux appears before Senate confirmation hearing
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Sioux Falls, South Dakota (AP)
Sioux Falls-based Sanford Health has begun new efforts in research and medical programs in hopes of narrowing the vast disparities in health care on American Indian reservations in South Dakota and elsewhere.
A portion of a $400 million donation...08-04-2008, 11:44 AM -
By Mary Clare Jalonick
Washington, D.C. (AP)
Congress is expected to adjourn in December without sending a wide-ranging Indian health bill to President Bush, leaving Senate Indian Affairs Committee Chairman Byron Dorgan and American Indian leaders to look to a new president for...12-09-2008, 02:04 PM -
Sioux Falls, South Dakota (AP)
The U.S. Senate Indian Affairs Committee has endorsed the nomination of Yvette Roubideaux to lead the Indian Health Service.
Roubideaux, a member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe, is an assistant professor in the University of Arizona’s College...05-06-2009, 03:48 PM -
By Wayne Ortman
Sioux Falls, South Dakota (AP)
American Indian tribes in South Dakota have been invited by U.S. Attorney Brendan Johnson to join law enforcement for a “listening conference” about crime on Indian reservations.
The session was part of a broader...02-05-2010, 03:39 PM -
Pierre, South Dakota (AP)
The governor has appointed Daryl Russell to a new position in state government as director of Indian Health Care Initiatives.
He’ll work with American Indian tribes and state and federal agencies to address health care issues for Indians....04-10-2008, 11:59 AM