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Older homes can have a variety of environmental health risks. Kerry F. Thompson and Ryan T. Wilson

March 15, 2021

Fixing indoor air pollution problems that are raising Native Americans’ COVID‑19 risk

Lisa J Hardy, Northern Arizona University; Kerry F. Thompson, Northern Arizona University, and Meghan Curry O’Connell, University of South Dakota

Poor indoor air on tribal lands can cause a range of respiratory illnesses, including viral infections. Here’s how people are fixing the problem while preserving traditional ways.

The Native nations have fought hard to keep the pandemic out of their communities. grand river via Getty Images

December 2, 2020

Tribes mount organized responses to COVID‑19, in contrast to state and federal governments

Lisa J Hardy, Northern Arizona University; Gwendolyn Saul, Northern Arizona University, and Kerry F. Thompson, Northern Arizona University

Portrayals of Native Americans and COVID-19 often ignore responses rooted in tribal sovereignty.

At the Navajo Nation town of Fort Defiance, Arizona, staff pack food boxes. The Navajo Nation now has the highest per capita COVID-19 infection rate in the U.S. Getty Images / Mark Ralston

June 30, 2020

As Arizona coronavirus cases surge from early reopening, Indigenous nations suffer not only more COVID‑19 but also the blame

Lisa J Hardy, Northern Arizona University; Gwendolyn Saul, Northern Arizona University, and Sonja Michal Smith, Northern Arizona University

Tribal lands are hot spots for COVID-19 infections and deaths. Racism is one of the reasons.

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