September 23, 2020
Federal COVID-19 relief poured millions of dollars into Indian Country. Was it enough?
Author: Jeremy Fugleberg
Note: This article is part of the project: "Indigenous Impacts: How Native American communities are responding to COVID-19." We invite you to view the entire project here.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Federal pandemic relief legislation has poured billions of dollars into Indian Country this year, as tribes fight to keep COVID-19 away from their families, support already limited health systems and reduce the virus' damage to their economies.
But has it been enough?
The short answer is no, even though the