Native American communities have been hit especially hard by the COVID-19 pandemic—in June, the Navajo Nation had the highest infection rate in the country compared to individual states. In May, Doctors Without Borders responded to this emergency by sending a team into the U.S. for the first time. Meanwhile, relief funds from the CARES Act to Native communities have been significantly delayed.
Philanthropy activist and author Edgar Villanueva, who is a member of the Lumbee Tribe, has initiated s