Kris Rhodes

Where people are acknowledging the fact that we are often on stolen land. This is an example of historical trauma and it continues today with the systemic racism that we see in a variety of systems and that Native people experience every day in our daily lives and that experience of trauma

Where people are acknowledging the fact that we are often on stolen land. This is an example of historical trauma and it continues today with the systemic racism that we see in a variety of systems and that Native people experience every day in our daily lives and that experience of trauma

really is resulting in these issues, these health issues that you talked about, you know, studies have shown the anxiety and affective disorders and substance dependence are correlated with these historical losses. And that intergenerational trauma continues and can really just exasperate life events and depression, anxiety, economic inequality, racism, poverty, and so many other factors.

really is resulting in these issues, these health issues that you talked about, you know, studies have shown the anxiety and affective disorders and substance dependence are correlated with these historical losses. And that intergenerational trauma continues and can really just exasperate life events and depression, anxiety, economic inequality, racism, poverty, and so many other factors.

But I don't want to get lost in that. Because what we know is native people were the healthiest people on this planet. And I truly believe that we can be again. And what that's going to take is trusting our communities to know what's best for them. And so that's really the approach I'm taking as the director of the Office of American Indian Health at the Minnesota Department of Health.

But I don't want to get lost in that. Because what we know is native people were the healthiest people on this planet. And I truly believe that we can be again. And what that's going to take is trusting our communities to know what's best for them. And so that's really the approach I'm taking as the director of the Office of American Indian Health at the Minnesota Department of Health.

It's really trusting, listening to tribal governments, tribal health leaders about what is needed and what will turn this around. And what we're hearing is really around addressing the indigenous determinants of health, the access to high quality education, economic opportunities, food security,

It's really trusting, listening to tribal governments, tribal health leaders about what is needed and what will turn this around. And what we're hearing is really around addressing the indigenous determinants of health, the access to high quality education, economic opportunities, food security,

And really the reclamation of things like our traditional lands, our tribal languages, our cultural practices for healing access to our tribal foods and food systems. These are the, this is public health. This is what we're talking about. And these are what our community needs when it comes to turning around these horrific disparities that are present in our state.

And really the reclamation of things like our traditional lands, our tribal languages, our cultural practices for healing access to our tribal foods and food systems. These are the, this is public health. This is what we're talking about. And these are what our community needs when it comes to turning around these horrific disparities that are present in our state.

I think what you're doing by having this show as a topic on your podcast is absolutely important. Um, American Indian people have been erased from society in many ways. And so a lot of people aren't even aware that we exist again, those data reports come in where it's white, black and other.

I think what you're doing by having this show as a topic on your podcast is absolutely important. Um, American Indian people have been erased from society in many ways. And so a lot of people aren't even aware that we exist again, those data reports come in where it's white, black and other.

So constantly lifting up and asking those questions about where are our American Indian people in these conversations, making sure that American Indian at the table of these difficult conversations.

So constantly lifting up and asking those questions about where are our American Indian people in these conversations, making sure that American Indian at the table of these difficult conversations.

Part of what is so exciting about what's happening right now in Minnesota with having an office of American Indian Health for the first time and being one of the leaders across the country for establishing such an office that really engages my charge, even as a state employee, is coming as an American Indian woman first, and knowing that connecting with the community is of utmost importance.

Part of what is so exciting about what's happening right now in Minnesota with having an office of American Indian Health for the first time and being one of the leaders across the country for establishing such an office that really engages my charge, even as a state employee, is coming as an American Indian woman first, and knowing that connecting with the community is of utmost importance.

And a lot of the work Raven and I do within MDH and across our partners, and I consider you all our partners, is really just having the conversations that that make our community visible and make it real. A lot of times we are romanticized in these pictures of what native people

And a lot of the work Raven and I do within MDH and across our partners, and I consider you all our partners, is really just having the conversations that that make our community visible and make it real. A lot of times we are romanticized in these pictures of what native people

should be or were in the movies or something that isn't real or on the other end we only see the disparities and in fact our communities are amazing and vibrant and our languages our food our lands are just there's a lot of pride in our communities and there's a lot of joy and

should be or were in the movies or something that isn't real or on the other end we only see the disparities and in fact our communities are amazing and vibrant and our languages our food our lands are just there's a lot of pride in our communities and there's a lot of joy and