[1]NNU - Medicare for All!

November is National Native American Heritage Month, a time for us to
celebrate and honor Native American communities and indigenous people
across the United States.

According to the U.S. Census, since 2010 the number of people who identify
as Native American and Alaska Native has nearly doubled to 9.7 million.

Unfortunately, American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) people have long
experienced health disparities compared to the rest of the U.S.
population, including lower life expectancy (about 5.5 years less than
average) and higher disease rates.

[ [link removed] ]KFF infographic

A 2022 report from KFF reveals that AIAN people were more likely to live
below the poverty line and experience barriers to receiving health care
than white people. AIAN people also experience higher rates of diabetes,
asthma, COVID-19 cases, and COVID-19 deaths.

Our current, profit-driven health care system fails far too many in our
country, with Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC), and
low-income and rural communities disproportionately affected. That’s why
we must continue to fight for Medicare for All.

Additionally, we support dramatically increasing funding for the education
of future health care and public health professionals, in particular for
Black, Indigenous, people of color (BIPOC) community members, and
Indigenous stewardship as a key means of stopping infectious disease
outbreaks and protecting the ecosystems that are vital to the health and
survival of us all.

We stand in solidarity with movements for Indigenous sovereignty,
reparations, and justice, and demand the equitable application of
services, health care resources, and infrastructure to improve the
standard of living for Native peoples across the country.

Together, we will continue to build our inclusive movement to achieve
health care justice for all — including Indigenous justice.

In solidarity,

Nurses’ Campaign to Win Medicare for All



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