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Army Veteran Lori Piestewa

#HonoringVets: Army Veteran Lori Piestewa

Posted on Sunday, November 29, 2020 2:01 pmNovember 25, 2020 Posted in Honoring Vets, Native American Veterans, Tass Mimikos, Tribal Affairs, Videos, Women Veterans by Tass Mimikos 2k views

Lori Piestewa, a single mother of two, hoped to one day realize her goal of attaining a college degree. But …

Housing assistance programs get Veterans back on track

Posted on Wednesday, October 2, 2019 9:00 amOctober 8, 2019 Posted in Benefits, Education, Employment, Mental Health, Native American Veterans, Tribal Affairs by VAntage Point Contributor 5k views

HUD-VASH is the Department of Housing and Urban Development-VA Supported Housing—a joint program between …

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VA events bring benefits to Veterans in 24 tribal communities

Posted on Thursday, February 21, 2019 12:50 pmFebruary 21, 2019 Posted in Benefits, Top Stories, Tribal Affairs by VAntage Point Contributor 981 views

This time last year, VA was getting ready to launch a nationwide campaign to roll out Veteran disability …

A young male member of the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas raises the U.S. flag while other tribe members play and sing in a drum circle during a special event held in observance of National Native American Heritage Month, which took place at the VA outpatient clinic in Harlingen, Texas, on November 16, 2018. (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs photo by Luis H. Loza Gutierrez)

Honoring the first people of America and the warriors who served to protect it

Posted on Wednesday, November 21, 2018 6:26 pmDecember 6, 2018 Posted in Native American Veterans, The American Veteran, Tribal Affairs, Veteran of the Day, Vets Experience by Luis H. Loza Gutierrez 1k views

HARLINGEN, Texas — VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System (VCB) recently held a …

IMAGE: From left: Andrew Cleary (Milwaukee VARO PCT Coach); Deborah Flannick (Milwaukee VARO Public Contact Specialist); Kyle Haile (Milwaukee VARO Public Contact Outreach Specialist); Julian Wright (BAS representative); Tim Sullivan (Milwaukee VARO MA & PAO); Kevin Johnson (Bayfield CVSO); Rick Peterson (Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians Tribal Chairman)

Milwaukee VA Regional Office conducts claims clinic for tribal Veterans

Posted on Thursday, July 12, 2018 3:44 pmJuly 12, 2018 Posted in Benefits, Tribal Affairs by VAntage Point Contributor 424 views

The Milwaukee VA regional office collaborated withVA's Office of Tribal and Government Relations and VBA’s …

IMAGE: Indian outreach event

VA launches nationwide outreach campaign in tribal communities

Posted on Thursday, March 8, 2018 1:52 pmMarch 8, 2018 Posted in Benefits, Tribal Affairs by Jessica Jacobsen 516 views

Throughout 2018, VA is launching a nationwide campaign to roll out Veteran disability enrollment claim …

VA, Community Organizations, Provide Meals to Veterans

Food donations keep Veterans healthy

Posted on Thursday, December 21, 2017 10:00 amJanuary 25, 2018 Posted in Health, Native American Veterans, Nutrition, Tribal Affairs by VAntage Point Contributor 598 views

In 2010, two nurses from the Overton Brooks VA Medical Center’s Community Outpatient Clinic in Texarkana, …

Group image: VP WH Veterans Conference

More than 200 advocates attend White House Veterans Affairs Conference

Posted on Thursday, December 7, 2017 9:23 amDecember 7, 2017 Posted in Tribal Affairs, VSO / Partners by VAntage Point Contributor 374 views

The conference, organized by the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, provided an opportunity to …

IMAGE: Tribal HUD-VASH Program

Native American Veterans find a pathway from homelessness with HUD-VA program

Posted on Tuesday, December 5, 2017 10:41 amDecember 21, 2017 Posted in Benefits, Native American Veterans, Tribal Affairs by VAntage Point Contributor 621 views

After her military service, Alvina White Bull struggled to maintain civilian employment, which led to …

IMAGE: A VA employee assits a Veteran

To overcome cultural barriers, VA outreach event aims to reach more Native Americans

Posted on Friday, November 24, 2017 10:23 amDecember 21, 2017 Posted in Native American Veterans, Tribal Affairs by VAntage Point Contributor 271 views

VA employees teamed up with Veterans service organizations to hold an outreach event for Native American …

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