Native Veterans Program
Standing Alongside our Native Veterans and their Families
The Native Veterans Program supports and honors Indigenous veterans by providing these opportunities:
- Connection with other Native veterans
- Sweat lodge sessions at Labateyah Youth Home location
- Annual and special events at Daybreak Star Cultural Center
- Assistance with navigating and applying for benefits such as VA status, VA and alternative health care, unemployment, food assistance
- Referrals to a myriad of services through United Indians
Special Research Project
The Native Veterans Program has procured support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for an intensive research project.
We are seeking to understand the challenges and successes that Native veterans may experience as they navigate through essential veteran health services. We aim to get to the root of why people may face barriers when trying to access the care they need. Information gathered through surveys, interviews, and focus groups will help us to align systems of care and improve service accessibility for those who have served in the armed forces.
We will work with Native veterans in the community, along with system and community partners to identify barriers, brainstorm solutions, and develop a pilot program to improve the holistic health and well-being of Native veterans in the Salish Sea region.
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