 Money from companies accused of fueling the opioid epidemic is going to all kinds of interventions, including cultural healing practices for Native Americans. I'm Sam Whitehead, and this is your KFF Health News Minute. In Maine, the Mi'kmaq Nation is using theirs on a sweat lodge alongside counseling and medication. Katie Espling is the tribe's health director. She says the sauna-like ritual is a vital healing tool for those struggling with addiction. We're giving them what they need, what they really are asking for. Native Americans had the highest overdose death rates of any racial group from 2020 to 2022.