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Glad to hear that the Administration is reaching out to them. I drove across the Navajo reservation a few weeks ago. If you think some of the states have been locked down tight, it’s nothing compared to out there. Almost everything was shut down. Even gas stations were closed, the doors locked with chains. Pumps were open, but none of the convenience stores associated with them were open (which meant no restrooms driving across that vast expanse - FYI, plan accordingly).

They had big billboards up every so often warning people to stay inside. As a percentage of their population, they’ve been hit very hard by the virus. I think I read that the Navajo have a unique genetic vulnerability to it.

At one of the very few places open, a Burger King drive through, the people working there were so super friendly. At a nearby gas station, the only one we saw that was open inside, the clerk couldn’t have been nicer. I also noticed a kid outside sanitizing every handle on every gas pump. They’re trying as hard as they can because they are so dependent upon tourism.

I hope they recover well from this whole thing. Because I live in the southwest, I just have a soft spot for the Navajo.

I’ve lived in the 4-Corner area in the past, and now live close to the Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma. Both tribes are about the same in population, yet the Cherokees are having less a problem with Covid than the Navajos.

It is in both nations but the Navajos are being hit hard!