A boy from the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians has inspired his community to try to boost organ donor numbers
Micca Madalena, center, reads to his father, Darryl Madalena, left, and grandfather Myron Ami in his native language of Towa after getting home from school at Jemez Pueblo, N.M., Oct. 7, 2022. Darryl Madalena is advocating for more Native Americans to consider joining the organ donation rolls. Greyson Parisien’s time on earth was short.
Less than 1% of the 100,000 people nationwide waiting for organ transplants are Native Americans, who make upThe figures are higher in some states, including New Mexico where 1 in 5 people on the waiting list is Native American. In South Dakota, North Dakota and Minnesota, nearly 5% of patients awaiting an organ donation are Native American.
The tribe believes it could be the first of the 574 federally recognized Native American nations to designate a spot on tribal IDs for organ donors. In the Southwest, Darryl Madalena encourages tribal members to think about becoming organ donors by making a connection between kidney disease — which afflicts Native Americans at higher rates than the U.S. population — and organ donation and receipt.
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