by Protect Native Elders | May 30, 2020
The story of how Jo Overton co-founded the intertribal, 100% volunteer rapid response project of Protect Native Elders.
by Protect Native Elders | May 26, 2020
PNE co-founder, Tyrone Whitehorse, was heard on NPR stations in over 300 cities via On Point Radio. Because Tyrone is a Diné man with a degree in public health, his background primed him to be on alert to the risk of COVID-19 long before federal or tribal governments...
by Protect Native Elders | May 25, 2020
Because of its unique legal status and decades of neglect from the federal government, the Navajo Nation has often been excluded from water infrastructure projects, according to NPR. To make matters worse, groundwater in the region has been heavily contaminated by...
by Protect Native Elders | May 24, 2020
Tyrone Whitehorse, of the Navajo Nation, writes that the coronavirus is wreaking havoc on his community. Navajo Nation currently has the highest per capita COVID-19 infection rate in the United States. The reservation, which has a population of 173,000 people, has...
by Protect Native Elders | May 8, 2020
Read this inspiring letter written to Protect Native Elders from Verlon Jose, Governor of the Traditional O’odham Leaders, President of PPEP First American Resources and Services, Former Vice Chairman of the Tohono O’odham Nation and Former Chairman of the Tohono...
