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Collected Item: “Strength and Innovation of Indigenous Communities During the Pandemic”

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Strength and Innovation of Indigenous Communities During the Pandemic

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text story

Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.

This article demonstrates that despite the inequities faced by Native Americans and indigenous populations they have been innovative in combatting the pandemic and shown strength in the face of fear, illness, and uncertainty.

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Native American, indigenous people, community, American Indian, Alaskan Native, data, health, trauma, government, society, Elder, tribe, public health, Anishinaabe, Ojibwe, Tsalagi, Cherokee, sovereignty, Canada, martial law, leadership

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https://www.brookings.edu/blog/how-we-rise/2021/04/02/indigenous-communities-demonstrate-innovation-and-strength-despite-unequal-losses-during-covid-19/

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

Victoria M. O’Keefe and Melissa L. Walls

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2021-04-02
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