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About Bipolar Disorder and BIPOC

By International Bipolar Foundation

While the rate of bipolar disorder is the same among BIPOC as it is among other Americans, BIPOC are less likely to receive a diagnosis and, therefore, treatment for this illness.

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Is It Self-Care, or Is It Capitalism?

So many of the little rituals I have each day—like my makeup or skincare routine—do help soothe and/or rejuvenate me. For me, any type of solo practiced routine is good. But I’ve learned that self-care does not, and cannot, sustain me. And I believe that this may be the case for many of you.

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Ijeoma Oluo
2021
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Native Perspectives on the 40th Anniversary of the American Indian Religious Freedom Act

The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution states: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” Forty years ago, the American Indian Religious Freedom Act finally finally extended that right to the country’s Native citizens.

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Dennis Zotigh
2018
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The BIPOC Project

The BIPOC Project aims to build authentic and lasting solidarity among Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC), in order to undo Native invisibility, anti-Blackness, dismantle white supremacy and advance racial justice.

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The BIPOC Project
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Why the Term “BIPOC” Is so Complicated, Explained by Linguists

There is no “one size fits all” language when it comes to talking about race.

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Constance Grady
2020
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AHA News: Elder Shares Stories of Life, Laughter. and American Indian Health

Linda Poolaw loves telling stories. At 79, the Grand Chief of the Delaware Grand Council of North America has a few. Her stories often end in laughter. And regularly, they express pride about her work preserving culture and protecting Native Americans' health.

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Michael Merschel
2022
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Social Media Helps Native Americans Preserve Cultural Traditions During Pandemic

Many Native people have found innovative ways throughout the pandemic to continue sharing their culture despite physical distancing restrictions. Social media groups have provided some remedies, in ways that may continue after the pandemic wanes.

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Sara Reardon
2021
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The Healing Power of Heritage

Interventions rooted in indigenous traditions are helping to prevent suicide and addiction in American Indian and Alaska Native communities.

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Heather Stringer
2018
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5 Food Activists Connecting Hearts and Histories to Heal a Broken System

Sustainability is often discussed in a high-level, conceptual way as the connection between people, planet, and profit. But in practice, it can be deeply intimate—a relationship to what nourishes us and enables us to thrive.

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Simran Sethi
2021
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8 Things You Should Know About Two Spirit People

Two Spirit people have been present in Native communities for countless generations that predate LGBTQ terminology. Here are 8 things to know.

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Tony Enos
2017
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For Many Native Americans, Embracing LGBT Members Is a Return to the Past

The sound of drums, singing and prayers marked the opening of a powwow in Phoenix on a Saturday afternoon this month. . . . It was Arizona’s first Two-Spirit Powwow, one of a handful of powwows that have sprung up across North America to celebrate LGBT Native Americans.

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Katherine Davis-Young
2019
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