More than 140,000 Native Americans from over 200 recognized nations and tribes call Los Angeles County home, creating California’s largest urban Indigenous community. There is only one health center that exclusively serves that community: United American Indian Involvement, Inc. (UAII). Trust is a basic component of health care, and for many years UAII has been the only place many American Indians and Native Alaskans trust.
In almost 50 years, UAII has grown from a small self-empowerment community center into a multi-million dollar holistic clinic that treats physical, mental and behavioral health, addiction recovery as well as classes and activities for women, elders and youth. And soon, oral health.
