In addition to protecting the health of their people, there is a lot of cultural and language knowledge at risk of being lost. I think it's important to highlight some examples of how different tribes are fighting #COVID19 #TaliaTwitterTakeover #nativeepi
Many Indigenous Elders are the only remaining fluent speakers of their language, and protectors of religious and cultural/medicinal knowledge and practices. Losing Elders to #COVID19 has a lot of cultural implications! economist.com/united-states/…
Early testing implementation by the Lummi have helped to keep their cases low -- even now, they have experienced a relatively low number of cases despite Washington state having one of the earliest U.S. outbreaks
theguardian.com/us-news/2020/m…
Alaska Native communities (Fort Yukon and Copper River) are restricting travel into their areas and implementing testing and isolation to prevent the introduction of #COVID19 in their communities adn.com/alaska-news/ru…
Native youth from all over have been instrumental in helping support their communities during the #COVID19 pandemic
statnews.com/2020/05/26/nav…
Native organizations, including @_IllumiNatives, have come together with celebrities like @TaikaWaititi to provide stay-at-home PSAs for different tribes
cbc.ca/news/indigenou…
Indigenous researchers like @vmokeefe at @JHUCAIH have created culturally specific materials, such as the children's book "Our Tiniest Warrior" navajotimes.com/edu/a-book-for…
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