deanschlichting:3 black rocks, Navajo Nation USAFor a moving account of the sad lives led by the Nav
deanschlichting:3 black rocks, Navajo Nation USAFor a moving account of the sad lives led by the Navajo in this ethereal landscape, see the column by Nick Kristof in today’s New York Times. Among the worst hit areas in the US, the Navajo lands in Arizona have seen more Covid-19 cases than at at least a dozen states and the highest rates of infection and death in the US. This plague has descended on an area of intense need with third world poverty levels and living standards. There is severely limited capacity to provide medical care, a large fraction of the population does not have access to running water, and crowded housing conditions are the norm. In a plea to the US government at the moment, the Navajo are likely to be told “Go back where you came from.” The horrors of this pandemic on Indian lands (reservations in the Dakotas and elsewhere) are among the worst things happening at a time of multiple horrors when all decent Americans have good reason to be ashamed of being US citizens! -- source link