What We Advocate
Bone of Contention:
“Rez Dogs” In Indian Country Are Problems of the Federal Government’s Own Making That Also Represent the Opportunity for Tribes to Improve Nation Building and Animal Welfare Organizations to Improve Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs for the Record of July 10, 2024
Testimony of Wind River Family & Community Healthcare Systems Submitted by Rick Brannan, Chief Executive Officer to the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs for the Record of the July 10, 2024 Hearing on S.4365 Veterinary Services to Improve Public Health in Rural Communities Act
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs for the record of July 23, 2024
Testimony of the Native America Humane Society Submitted by Interim Executive Director Brandy Tomhave, JD to the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on July 23, 2024 for the Record of the July 10, 2024 Hearing on S. 4365 Veterinary Services to Improve Public Health in Rural Communities Act
OUR STORIES
Kristie and Rosie
This was our second client of the 4 Leg Drive Pet Transport Program. This is Kristie and Rosie. Rosie had a recent litter of puppies. All of them died from parvo. Rosie is now protected from parvo and she doesn’t have to worry about future pups.
© 2024 Eric Tippeconnic
Comanche artist Eric Tippeconnic utilizes his artwork to capture movement that serves as a metaphor for the viewer which boldly states that Native American cultures, while intimately connected to their history, are in fact contemporary, alive, and constantly evolving.
Engaging Tribal Wisdom
Native people are the experts on what we want and need
The federal government has failed to provide basic animal welfare services to Indian Country that are integral to human health and safety, but this fundamental failure of the United States government presents Tribes with their own nation building opportunity.
We help Tribes develop their own animal service infrastructures from the ground up.
Our technical assistance to Tribal leaders begins first and always with listening to them. We can facilitate meetings with multi-disciplinary and multi-jurisdictional stakeholders to find a path forward that can take a Tribe where it wants to go.
Our methodologies include:
- Mapping Tribal resources to identify Tribal experts, stakeholders and facilities needed to innovate Tribal animal welfare.
- Facilitating Tribal consensus to begin solving animal health and safety problems together.
- Leveraging veterinary resources to remove barriers to care for Tribal families and their pets.
- Advocating for federal support to sustain animal service infrastructures that Tribes build.
Tribal elders and younger community members may have different beliefs and relationships with dogs and cats but we facilitate stakeholder dialogues that are respectful of all perspectives.
Call for Grass Dancers
- If you are a Tribal Leader, please invite us to your Tribal Nation.
- If you are a Tribal community member, please invite us to your organization’s next meeting.
