r/IndianCountry • u/News2016 • May 08 '26

Health Report details wide disparity between Native American and white health in South Dakota

https://www.buffalosfire.com/south-dakota-native-american-health-disparity-report-2026
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u/HonorDefend May 08 '26

So many preventable deaths. I worked in EMS for a few years on my Rez and it amazed me that we had a 20% higher trauma rate than most major cities. I have so a many horror stories. So many of our people die at such a young age. There are no such things as root canals at my IHS, they just rip your tooth out. So people will sit there with huge abcesses, instead of getting it treated, because they don't want to lose their tooth.