As COVID Devastates Native Communities, Indigenous Voters Played Key Role in Defeating Trump
by mail@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) from Democracy Now! on (#5AWP3)
As COVID-19 rampages through the U.S., we look at how the rapid spread of the disease is affecting Native American communities, which have already faced disproportionate infection and death rates throughout the pandemic. We speak to Jodi Archambault, a citizen of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and former special assistant to President Obama for Native American affairs. We also speak with Protect the Sacred founder Allie Young of the Navajo Nation.