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Opioid overdoses have disproportionally affected Native Americans, who have the second-highest death rate related to opioid use in the nation. (Photo by Eric Purcell/Creative Commons)

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Native American advocates are seeking more funding and new ways to tackle the opioid crisis in Indian Country as overdose death rates continue to rise.

By Daniel Gatalica, Cronkite News October 22, 2019