United Indian Health Services

United Indian Health Services was founded as a place of healing that acknowledges the profound historical trauma American Indian communities have experienced. UIHS officially became a nonprofit organization in 1970, after a new era of Native activism arose in the context of the national Civil Rights Movement and the Office of Economic Opportunity programs in 1968. The organization has grown tremendously, offering health services inflected with American Indian traditions in six different clinic locations in California. UIHS seeks to empower its clients to be active participants in their own healthcare by forming long-term, trusting relationships among community members. The core philosophies are Ko'lha koom' ma (""working together""), May gay tolh kway (""place of healing"") and Ghes na' dvn (""well place""). Their Traditional Resources Program emphasizes the importance of Native beliefs and ceremonies in the healing process, and includes such initiatives as Youth Programs and the Restoration Area and Community Food Garden at the green-designed Potawot Health Village (completed in 2001). UIHS supports and promotes activities that bring cultural, spiritual, and economic wellness together for the community and the organization.

Founded 1968 in Humboldt, CA.