The Guardian, October 27, 2021, Native American Groups Capitalize on Record Donations to Confront Chronic Hardship
Leaders of non-profit organizations serving Native American communities in the US say they have been inundated with unprecedented financial support over the course of the Covid-19 pandemic.
More than 1 million Americans who identify as American Indian or Alaska Native live on reservations or other tribal lands, according to 2010 US census data. Median income for Native households on reservations is $29,097, less than half the median household income for white Americans, according to the National Community Reinvestment Coalition. Native Americans on and off the reservation have the highest poverty rate of any race in the US, at 25.4%. The rate for the United States as a whole is 11.4%.
Poor access to healthcare and healthy food, and the prevalence of close-knit, multigenerational families often living in close quarters made Covid-19 particularly devastating for Indigenous Americans living on reservations.
