Native People and Coronavirus: Maintaining community while separating [nativeorganizing.org]

From Native Organizers Alliance, April 22, 2020

We hope you and your loved ones are in good health. During this Coronavirus pandemic, we are all finding ways to support our families and communities in difficult circumstances.

Native communities are adopting new ways of meeting the urgent needs of our communities, both physically and spiritually. We are using digital tools to maintain community and ceremony while physically separating for our safety.

Please join us for a video conference to share some of the stories of resistance and resilience in our communities across Indian Country on April 29 at 7 pm Eastern/6 pm Central/5 pm Mountain/4 pm Pacific.

Our panel and small group discussions will feature Robyn Jackson of Diné CARE, Elizabeth Day of Native American Community Development Institute, and Whitney Rencountre of Social Distance PowWow. Each will share their experiences with supporting our communities on Native Nations, in cities and online.

The panel will be followed by small group discussions to share your community’s questions and experiences.

This is the first in a series hosted by Native Organizers Alliance, featuring online discussions on how we will continue to build the movement for sovereignty and equity.

Space is limited so register today. We want to hear your stories about how you are responding to this unprecedented crisis.

[Please click here to register.]