The CARES Act set aside $8 billion for tribes to cover expenses that are 'incurred due to the public health emergency.' But what happens when the health crisis is tied to a lack of basic infrastructure — and time to spend the money is running out?
Navajo President Jonathan Nez says the way to address this public health emergency is to make sure people can wash their hands with"Over 30% of our Navajo people don't have running water," Nez says."If there is a second surge or any future pandemics, it's very critical that we begin to plan for the future."Navajo Nation Sees High Rate Of COVID-19 And Contact Tracing Is A ChallengeThe Treasury Department is giving tribes until the end of the year to spend the money.
"It's literally impossible to have it completed," says Jason John, who manages the Navajo Nation Department of Water Resources."Building water lines just to get it to construction, to bid it out and select the construction company that process takes between two to two and a half years alone," John says."And then construction after that could take a year to a year and a half.
Darlene Yazzie, a retired community health worker, says hauling water, firewood, and trash, and using an outhouse are just a few of the things that make life hard on the Navajo Nation.
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