About | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline



10 Am. Indian L.J. 1 (2022)

handle is hein.journals/ailj10 and id is 1 raw text is: HEALTHCARE SELF-GOVERNANCE

By Danika Elizabeth Watson'
I.      FILLING THE VOID IN ALASKA NATIVE TRIBAL HEALTHCARE.. 2
II.     ALASKA NATIVE SELF-GOVERNANCE IN HEALTHCARE RIGHTS AND
SY ST E M S  ............................................................................. .   6
A. Alaska Natives' Right to Healthcare..............................6
B. Three Braided Organizations: ANCs, Healthcare Consortia, and the
IH S  ................................................................................ . .  7
1. Alaska Native Corporations.................................7
2. Tribal Healthcare Consortia and Tribal Health Corporations
............................................................................ . 9
3. The IHS....................................................................11
C. Braided Approach to Healthcare Self-Governance Applied: Vaccine
R o llo u t........................................................................... . 14
III.    HEALTHCARE SELF-GOVERNANCE APPLIED......................... 16
IV .    C ON CLU  SION  ........................................................................ 20
1 J.D. Candidate, 2022, Fordham University School of Law; M.M., 2017, The Juilliard School; B.M., 2015,
Northwestern University. I dedicate this Article to the memories of our loved ones lost this past year, including my
grandma Joyce Paskvan and grandpa Robert Mannherz. I thank Professor Wendy Luftig, Professor David Zarrett, and
the American Indian Law Journal staff and editors for their thoughtful work and guidance.