US EditionFederal shutdown hurts services for Native Americans and they worry worse is coming
- Native Americans are facing negative effects from the federal shutdown on health care, education, and infrastructure, as services funded by Washington are impacted significantly.
- Tribes reliant on government funding have started to furlough workers amid the shutdown.
- The U.S. government made commitments many decades ago to safeguard the security, health, and education of tribal citizens in exchange for their land.
- Some programs may be viewed as unnecessary or wasteful during the shutdown, delaying the resumption of projects until agencies are fully staffed.
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Federal shutdown hurts services for Native Americans and they worry worse is coming
Native Americans watched the shuttered government on Friday and braced for damage to their health care, education and infrastructure.
On the night of October 1st, the U.S. federal government stopped working because of the disruption of the vote on the budget – a new tentdown began – the previous long shuttle was in 2018, also under Donald Trump, and lasted 35 days, which was a record, according to American writer Alexandra Philippenenko, the main difference now is that Americans don't have a clear understanding of who's responsible.
Federal shutdown hurts services for Native Americans, they worry worse is coming
OKLAHOMA CITY — Native Americans watched the shuttered government on Friday and braced for damage to health care, education, infrastructure and other services funded by Washington under treaties struck more than a century ago.
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