May 30, 2020
Locals helping tribes impacted by COVID
Author: Grant Crawford
by Grant D. Crawford
Tahlequah is home to one of the largest tribal nations in the country, Cherokee Nation, but area residents have gone beyond that tribe's jurisdiction to help other Native American communities impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak.
Tribes in New Mexico have reportedly been hit hard by the coronavirus, and the Navajo Nation, which spans parts of NM, Arizona and Utah, has the highest number of infections per capita in the U.S. - more than New York and New Jersey. According to the t