Pandemic Inspired Art

Honoring the elders during the COVID-19 pandemic. October 24, 2020, in Shiprock, New Mexico.

Shiprock, or Naat'áanii Nééz — the largest Navajo community — became a Covid-19 hotspot seemingly overnight.

On the Navajo Nation, generations of families lack running water, food, electricity, indoor plumbing, safe housing and access to health care — the basic necessities for fighting disease.

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Honoring the elders during the COVID-19 pandemic. October 24, 2020, in Shiprock, New Mexico.<br />
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Shiprock, or Naat'áanii Nééz — the largest Navajo community — became a Covid-19 hotspot seemingly overnight.<br />
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On the Navajo Nation, generations of families lack running water, food, electricity, indoor plumbing, safe housing and access to health care — the basic necessities for fighting disease.