Dr. Mary Owen

Dr. Mary Owen talks with KUMD's Lisa Johnson about the first rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine. With a death rate in the native American population that is…

Duluth's Dr. Mary Owen, an Alaska Native and the head of UMD's Center of American Indian and Minority Health, isn't encouraged by the news from her…

Parsing the difference between "equality" and "equity" is the kind of thing you might expect in a school assignment.The Duluth School Board is trying to…

If you're a Native American or Alaska Native mom, your baby is twice as likely to die before it's first birthday than if you're white.And your baby is…

Tribal sovereignty is more than just who is allowed to put a pipeline where.Included in the right to self-determination and self-governance is the right…

Health care for Native people isn't a handout - or even optional, for that matter. Treaty rights guaranteed health care for Native people ... but the…