Coronavirus Takes More Than Native Americans' Lives. Killing our Elderly Erases our Culture

Authors

Simon Moya-Smith, NBC

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-22-2020

Capture Date

5-10-2020

URL

https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/coronavirus-takes-more-native-americans-lives-killing-our-elderly-erases-ncna1189761

Abstract

This article details the impact of COVID-19 on Native American communities across the United States as well as community response to the pandemic. The article discusses issues such as isolation, powwows, prayer, the elderly, healthcare, and a lack of resources such as electricity. The article features the Navajo Nation along with other tribes such as the Osage, the Lakota, the Ojibwe, and the Oneida.

WMU ScholarWorks Citation

Moya-Smith, Simon, "Coronavirus Takes More Than Native Americans' Lives. Killing our Elderly Erases our Culture" (2020). Pandemic Response and Religion in the USA: Race, Ethnicity, and Gender. 32.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/religion-pandemic-race/32