October 24, 2020

On the Navajo Nation, COVID-19 death toll is higher than any US state. Here's how you can support community relief.

Author: Wyatte Grantham-Philips

Caitlynn Mayhew filled the cardboard box with supplies. Clorox wipes. Protein bars. Handmade masks. Toothpaste.
“Basic needs that most people take for granted, we desperately need on the reservation,” she said. “I’m trying to send as much as possible.”
Mayhew is originally from the Cove community on the Navajo Nation. She now lives in Washington state, but has continued to ship resources to her family on the reservation throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
Stretching 27,000 square miles across the