Grassroots advocates hold a Native American gourd rattle at Drumbeat Indian Arts, Monday, July 31, 2023, in Phoenix. The women are trying to help find lost Native Americans who were left without a place to stay after the phony treatment centers in the Phoenix area abruptly shut down when Arizona cut off their Medicaid money amid investigations into widespread fraudulent billing. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
September 10, 2023
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September 10, 2023 midnight
Fake rehab centers scam Native Americans far from home, officials warn during investigations
Now back on the Blackfeet reservation, Autumn Nelson is among hundreds of Native Americans who have been targeted by Phoenix-area scammers.