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  • Solutions and Struggle: Native American tribes receive federal COVID-19 relief |

    Mackenzie Wilkes Nancy Marie Spears Beth Wallis

    August 15, 2021 |

    News21 |

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    Response Location: Blackfeet Nation, United States, Montana

    During the pandemic, indigenous communities received massive federal funding through the 2020 Coronavirus Aid, the 2021 American Rescue Plan Act, and the Relief and Economic Security Act for a number of needs, like infrastructure and tribal housing improvements. Many indigenous entities received smaller funds too. But COVID exacerbated several long-pending and neglected issues, local officials and tribal members say, and the funding does not sufficiently address them in the longterm.

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  • California's Yurok Tribe grows solutions in soil of crises

    Mackenzie Wilkes

    August 04, 2021 |

    Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, California

    The Yurok Tribe, located in Northern California, depends on fishing to sustain a living. However, a severe drought, the COVID-19 pandemic, and a crumbling highway severely affected the tribe. So, leaders are turning towards new ways of making an income: a community garden.

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