Reclaiming Indigenous Health Part II: Cancer Disparities Among American Indians and Structural Barriers to Cancer Screening

 


Noel Pingatore and Beth Sieloff from the Intertribal Council of Michigan and Hannah Bartol from the National Native Network: Keep It Sacred provides an overview of life as a cancer patient as a member of one of the twelve federally acknowledged Indian tribes. The discussion covers the structural barriers that limit cancer screenings for populations living in Michigan tribal communities. This is the second of three discussions centered on cancer and American Indian/Alaska Native communities.