March 17, 2022

The COVID-19 Pandemic in Lakota Country and a Mighty Community Response

While the country heaves a big sigh of relief during the latest ebb of the COVID-19 pandemic, the fact remains: the pandemic is not over. We as the Indigenous peoples of the United States have endured a continuous requiem in our communities, with so many of our beloved elders, culture bearers, and people with disabilities or compromised immune systems succumbing to the virus.
Because Native Americans disproportionately have the highest percentage of disabled people and the highest rates of autoi...