Image: 50th Anniversary Logo of the Indian Health Service (IHS), Wikimedia Commons
U.S. Senators Tina Smith and Amy Klobuchar are demanding answers from federal agencies regarding the potential termination of the Bemidji Area Indian Health Service (IHS) office lease. In a letter to the General Services Administration (GSA) and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the senators stressed that closing this office—targeted for cuts by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)—would disrupt critical healthcare services for 34 Tribal Nations across five states. The Bemidji IHS office supports essential health programs, including emergency care and sanitation services, particularly for smaller Tribal Nations without full-time medical staff.
Courtesy of NCAI NOW
