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Reverend Shirley Montoya has been devoting a lot of time to thinking about the onslaught of the coronavirus and has had some profound dreams in recent weeks, she said.

Mary Tom was sick in bed battling COVID-19. Her mother was on the phone praying for her like she had done every day since Tom got sick. It was late March.

For the more than a decade Wayne Claw has been in charge of the Dr. Guy Gorman Senior Care Center, he’s had one main message: Come visit your elders!

Eight billion federal dollars have been authorized for tribes in the fight against the deadly coronavirus. But the funds have strings attached such as grant applications, signatures and requirements – conditions that are delaying access to protective equipment, medical supplies, food and water.