Our View: Montana's Native health care crisis is a scandal

Montana is looking for a new Indian Health director whose job it will be to close the gap in life expectancy between Natives and whites in the state.

A study showed that Native men live 19 years less than whites in the state, which is surpassed by a 20-year gap for Native women.

The figures are alarming, and it is up to every Montanan to work on a solution to the problem.

Crow Tribal Health Director Todd Wilson said the problems are many and complicated and, thus, won’t be easy to solve.

But difficutly should not be an excuse for not starting a full-fledged effort to solve the problem right no...