Talking Health in the 406 is a new podcast by DPHHS on a variety of wellness topics designed to raise awareness of issues that impact the daily lives of Montanans. 

#27 - Amy Stiffarm: Spirit of Resilience - Indigenous Woman Leading the Way to Change

Growing up on the Hi-Line, in Harlem, a small community nestled just north of the Fort Belknap Reservation, guest Amy Stiffarm was shaped by both tradition and loss. Witnessing community members succumb to preventable conditions ignited a passion in early adulthood to learn how to help; a passion that continues to spark hope for change and cultural preservation for future generations.

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Quick Links:

• Fort Belknap Indian Community:
• Home to the Assiniboine, or Nakoda, and the Gros Ventre, who refer to themselves as A’aninin or “People of the White Clay”
• Aaniiih women among first to graduate from UND/s new Indigenous Health Program
• Blood Quantum
• Salish Kootenai College
• Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies
• University of Montana, School of Public Health
• Camie Goldhammer - Hummingbird Indigenous Family Services
• IBCLC - International Board Certified Lactation Consultant
• Food Sovereignty
• Milk Medicine

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