On virus-stricken Native reservations, church shares food and light

Evan Todachine and his wife Crystal lost their 18-month-old son shortly after their baptisms into the Christian faith. Their church is sharing their resources and faith with American Indian communities that are suffering terrible losses from COVID-19. “We have the peace, we have comfort, having gone through a tragedy like this,” Todachine said. “Our people have to know this peace and this hope.”

News, North AmericaErik TryggestadNovember 20, 2020Erik Tryggestad, Native Americans, COVID-19, Coronavirus, navajo nation, reservation, Salt River Church of Christ, Primary Featurer, Primary Feature, American Indian, Secondary FeatureComment

Navajo Nation, a COVID-19 hotbed, is facing extreme isolation, loss of tradition

The Navajo Nation is seeing an abrupt change to their way of life. Burial rituals are changing. Food insecurity is growing. Traditional ceremonies and religious services are cancelled, and without Internet (and without electricity in some homes), no virtual experiences can even attempt to break the isolation.

North America, NewsHaeven GibbonsJuly 20, 2020Haeven Gibbons, COVID-19, covid-19 pandemic, navajo nation, navajo, Native Americans, American India, American Indian, reservation, Primary Feature, coronavirus, Secondary FeatureComment

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