Babaamaajimowinan (Telling of news in different places)
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Screenshot of NYC Dept. of Health Report "Health of Indigenous Peoples of the Americas Living in New York City" showing a map of the South Bronx, Harlem, and East Harlem: "Snapshot maps provided by the Endangered Language Alliance. More information at: https://languagemap.nyc/. Yellow highlight indicates languages of American Indians/First Nations/Indigenous peoples of the Americas spoken in NYC. These represent languages that have survived 529 years of colonization and forced assimilation."
NEW YORK - More Indigenous people live in New York City than nearly any other city in the United States, but those who live there face inequities in education and health outcomes when compared to their white counterparts.
That's according to the New York City Health Department's first ever research project released last month that looks at the health conditions of more than 100,000 Indigenous people from North, Central, and South America who called New York City home from 2013 to 2017.
The report, Health of Indigenous Peoples of the Americas Living in New York City, found that Indigenous peoples in New York City have higher rates of poverty and unemployment than white residents, lower rates of health insurance coverage, and spend more of their income on rent. Fewer Indigenous people held high school diplomas than white New Yorkers, a point the study also correlates to poorer health outcomes.
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