Veterans who are members of the Navajo Nation now have more options when it comes to support for pursuing benefits claims before the Department of Veterans Affairs.
As efforts to expand VA’s outreach to Native American Veterans get underway, careers in rural facilities offer abundant opportunities.
This November, VA celebrates Native American Heritage Month and recognizes Native American military Veterans. At VA, we are dedicated to ensuring Native American Veterans and members get the world-class benefits and services they have earned.
The public will be able to walk on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Plaza and lay flowers in front of the Tomb on Nov. 9 and 10, 2021. The flower ceremony will start at 8 a.m. Nov. 9 with representatives from the Crow Nation placing flowers at the Tomb. They will recite a prayer in honor of Chief Plenty Coups, who served as a scout for the U.S. Army.
Nurse practitioner provides tele-primary care to Native American and rural Veterans in remote areas. “I love being able to impact them.”
The freezers, which are much larger than a standard household refrigerator, can each store about 40,000 vials. Every vial contains up to six doses of the vaccine. About 70,000 doses have been administered thus far.
VBA proudly celebrates Native American Heritage Day. This day was established to honor and recognize the first people of this nation – Native Americans – and to celebrate their cultural heritage and integral importance to our past, present and future.
Native American Veteran care and benefits were at the center of a Nov. 20 Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hearing on Capitol Hill.
The Warrior Tradition tells the astonishing, heartbreaking, inspiring, and largely-untold story of Native Americans in the United States military.
Marine Veteran proudly competed at the National Veterans Golden Age Games on behalf of Choctaw Nation and earned gold medals.
“Warriors’ Circle of Honor” design by Vietnam Veteran Harvey Pratt—Cheyenne and Arapaho, Marine Corps Veteran, Forensic Artist— selected for Smithsonian museum grounds
Maj. David Moniac was the first Native American to attend [...]












