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Yvette Roubideaux, M.D.

Legal changes made in 1975 allowed tribes authority for how they administered local healthcare services.

Topic:
Reservation Life
Descriptor:
Self-Determination
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About Yvette Roubideaux, M.D.

Dr. Yvette Roubideaux is a member of South Dakota’s Rosebud Sioux Tribe, and Director of the federal Indian Health Service. A Harvard educated physician and researcher, Dr. Roubideaux is a past president of the Association of American Indian Physicians, and has written extensively about American Indian/Alaska Native health issues.

Tribal Affiliation

Rosebud Sioux Tribe

Hometown

South Dakota

Occupation

Director of the Indian Health Service, and past president of the Association of American Indian Physicians

Region

Great Plains