Research rooted in community, designed to strengthen Native health and advance healing and justice.
Native Health Research
Our Native health research brings together Indigenous knowledge, community priorities, and rigorous academic inquiry to better understand the systems shaping the well-being of Native people today. This page houses studies, publications, testimonies, and data-informed tools designed to improve healthcare experiences, strengthen clinical relationships, and address the root causes of health disparities, including the ongoing MMIP crisis. Whether you are a tribal leader, healthcare provider, researcher, or ally, these resources offer pathways to deepen cultural understanding, support trauma-informed and community-rooted care, and promote healing and justice across Native communities. Explore, learn, and join us in transforming Native health through relationship centered, strength-based research.
Current Research Projects
Explore our active research initiatives focused on Native health, culturally adaptive practices in western medicine, and the systemic factors contributing to health disparities and the MMIP crisis. These projects are developed in partnership with Native communities and guided by Indigenous research methodologies that prioritize relationship, reciprocity, and respect.
Published Articles & Academic Resources
Read peer-reviewed research from Redbud’s team on medical education, trauma-informed care, and culturally grounded clinical approaches. These publications offer practical tools and insights for improving care for Native patients.
If you have trouble accessing a specific publication, please email our Director of Research mesposito@redbudresourcegroup.org
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Module on Inter-generational Trauma in American Indian/Alaska Native People
Esposito, M. Wilson, K. MacColl, C. Hammock, R. Pennewell, T. Dionne, A. Garcia, AN.
May 2025
American Medical Association Journal of Ethics
How Should Allopathic Physicians Respond to Native American Patients Hesitant About Allopathic Medicine?
Esposito, M, Kahn-John, M.
October 2020.
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The MMIP Crisis and Undue Death in Indian Country
American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology
Building Partnerships With Tribal Nations: A Call for Cultural Sensitivity in Forensic
Examinations.
Esposito, M. Wilson, K. Kallan, J
September 2025.
Journal of the American Medical Association - Internal Medicine
Clinicians and the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples Crisis—A Call
for Health Care Clinician Intervention.
Esposito M, Wilson K, Martinez A
August 2025
Harvard University Native American Program
Bolstering the Behavioral Health Workforce: Supporting Suicide Prevention and Postvention in Indigenous Communities
Fabian K, Fernandes J, Esposito M
April 2020
Hear directly from Indigenous advocates, students, and healthcare workers leading efforts in Native health and MMIP response. Their voices guide providers toward relational, accountable, and culturally rooted care.
In this talk, Virginia Hedrick, Executive Director for the California Consortium for Urban Indian Health (CCUIH),
and Tamee Livermont, M.D. Candidate at University of Minnesota Medical School-Duluth Campus have a discussion around Indigenous Data Sovereignty.
In this talk, Virginia Hedrick, Executive Director of the California Consortium for Urban Indian Health (CCUIH) discusses the phenomena and points towards a brighter future for Native American health and data.
Learn about our collaborations with tribal nations, universities, healthcare systems, and Native-led organizations. These partnerships help us shape research that is relevant, respectful, and impactful while expanding opportunities for Native voices to guide systemic change.
Madison Esposito
Berry Creek Rancheria Band of Maidu Indians
Katlin Wilson
Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians
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