Episode 170: How has COVID-19 impacted the Native American Community?

• Scenario 1: Delbert feels that the US government should not focus on helping Native communities and instead focus on rebuilding the economy, which should in turn help those same communities. Is he correct in his line of thinking?

• Scenario 2: Keala is worried about the coronavirus impacting small native American communities more negatively than others. She would like the mainstream media to report on this issue when discussing the infection rates. How can she influence the mainstream media to do as she commands?

• Scenario 3: Jaya’s family has genetic ties to various Native American tribes. Currently she lives 10 minutes from a particular tribe. She is trying to decide if it’s better to focus on helping one specific tribe or spreading help among many tribes.