Navajo Nation, a Native American Reservation spanning three states, has the highest amount of COVID-19 cases and has yet to receive its federal assistance.
in early April that the Indian Health Service would be prioritized with a supply of rapid test kits, but that test supply was delayed and many kits were instead sent to more populous areas like New York State and Los Angeles first. “Even through this pandemic, when funding is there, our Navajo lives are still expendable,” Crotty says.
With little federal support, Navajo Nation—with its women leading the charge—has had to take matters into its own hands. The, run by director Emma Robbins , has been focused on getting potable tap water into Navajo homes since 2014. Due to stay-at-home orders, the organization is not able to do installations; instead, both volunteers and Navajo Water Project staff are working to deliver bottled drinking water to tribe members.
Young has also been doing advocacy work in collaboration with celebrities, including Paul Rudd and Mark Ruffalo, forging a partnership with the New York State governor’s office—an unexpected ally in lieu of the federal government. Governor Andrew Cuomo announced he'd send some of the state’s surplus protective equipment, and he connected Navajo Nation president Johnathan Nez to his brother, CNN anchor Chris Cuomo, to boost awareness of the Navajo struggles on his.
Women are standing on the front lines of their homes too: grocery shopping and caring for elders and children. COVID-19 might be a new situation, but women fighting for their families in Navajo Nation is not. “We’re a matriarchal culture,” Robbins says, “so it’s literally what we do: Step up and help our communities.” Sheila B. has been caring for her parents for years; they have always lived without running water. They’re not alone, Robbins says.
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