Why are Navajo Indians dying in such large numbers?
I called Chris Halter, the director of the reservation, recently and asked what was the most important of their needs. Are you ready for this? Blankets! Forty percent of the 240,000 inhabitants have no running water, 30 percent have no electricity or central heat, and only one hospital! The pandemic rate is one of the highest in the country.
Now, whether you’re a school principal, a member of the motion picture industry, Boy or Girl Scouts, religious institutions, etc. — please, please, mail blankets or financial donations to:
St. Bonaventure Indian Mission and School
25 Navarre Blvd. West
Thoreau, New Mexico 87323
Ernest Schade
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