Covid, Gallup, and the Navajo Nation (house, average cost, health)

[Cida]

I just heard recently that an extraordinary numner of Native American homes don't even have running water. Is that possible?


Near the Navajo Nation, the place hit hardest by the virus
Gallup is in many ways a relic of conquered Indigenous lands and American expansion.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/nation-w...it-hardest-by/

[Ruth4Truth]

Yes, it's possible. The Navajo Nation is vast, and there are communities that settled in areas that don't have water at all, let alone running water in the home. They haul water in from the nearest source. These are small isolated communities that were settled generations ago.

Biden has pledged to increase funding for the Indian Health Service, among other improvements he has in mind for Native communities.

[Deserterer]

Running water requires wells, and wells are very expensive. With deep wells that I would expect are necessary on thye rez I wouldn't be surprised if the average cost runs over 15 thousand dollars. Most Navaho don't have that kind of money, and then you've got to plumb the house too.