Posts Tagged ‘Navajo Nation’
COVID-19 Response: Tribal Concerns
In Episode 33, we learn about obstacles for tribes as they try to quell the virus’ spread, including bureaucratic hurdles in accessing billions in federal funding that’s been allotted to sovereign nations. National Native News anchor Antonia Gonzales tells us what she’s learned from the reporting she’s done. We also get to listen to her interviews with Navajo…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Response: The Systems Aren’t Colorblind, But Coronavirus Is
In episode 44, we talk about CDC data and state data showing that the virus is harming, disproportionately, brown and black people around the U.S.—and here at home. We hear from Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez about the bureaucratic hurdles to accessing billions of dollars alloted to tribes in the relief package, and why that money hasn’t reached the ground yet,…
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