Stephanie Woodard

journalist

I write on health and human rights in Native American communities, as well as on aspects of culture—Native and not—including food, gardening and the arts.

Articles

American Indian Youth in Crisis: Tribes Grapple With a Suicide Emergency

Native teens and twenty-somethings are killing themselves at an alarming pace. For those 15 to 24, the rate is 3.5 times that of other Americans and rising.

Dakota children playing lacrosse

Communities Under Siege

With the National Health Journalism Fellowship I just learned I received—thank you!—I'll embark on another reporting trip in Indian country, this time to investigate an aspect of children's health. The communities I'll visit are under siege, with many resources still dwindling: land bases; languages; clean water; fresh, culturally appropriate...