Letters

Looming in the background of the COVID-19 crisis in the Navajo Nation is the historical lack of water, a problem greatly worsened by the “mega-drought” that the Nation has been suffering for more than 20 years.

Based on my observation, the CARES Act should be used to help with food and essentials for people living on the reservation.

After Gallup locked folks out last Friday and then decided to extend their lockdown to Thursday, May 7, many commented on the Navajo Times’ Facebook page that people should keep their dollars on the reservation. I agree.

I’m writing this letter as I await discharge from Tuba City Health Care Corporation Hospital. I contracted this horrible virus around the middle part of March from someone who was exposed but didn’t know and I, in turn, didn’t know.

We, as a people, have it inside ourselves to do what is necessary to get to the other side with our families and communities intact.