Special COVID-19 Message from Jessica White Plume of the Lakota Tribe

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In an effort to keep the American Indian community better informed about COVID-19, Buffalo’s Fire has asked several American Indian community spiritual and cultural leaders to share special messages about how we can cope with the coronavirus pandemic.

To watch the video featuring Jessica White Plume of the Lakota tribe on how to make homemade masks, click here.

As you listen, be mindful of the thoughtful, safety recommendations suggested so we can all better protect ourselves and stay safe and healthy during this pandemic.

More than two million people around the world have died from COVID-19. This includes more than 400,000 Americans and many members of the American Indian community. To prevent the spread of COVID-19, the Center for Disease Control recommends that all Americans practice social distancing, wash their hands frequently with soap for 20 seconds, wear masks in public and sign up for COVID-19 vaccines in your area when available.

To watch other special video messages, click on the links below:

To watch the video featuring Dorothy White Horn of the Kiowa Tribe click here.

To watch the video featuring Blas Preciado of the Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma click here.

To watch the video featuring Leo Yankton of the Oglala Lakota tribe, click here.

To watch the video featuring Robert Old Horn of Crow Nation in English, click here and in Crow, click here.

To watch the video featuring Freida Jacques of the Onondaga Nation click here.

To watch the video featuring Jasper Youngbear of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara tribes click here.

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Jodi Rave Spotted Bear (Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation)

Founder & Editor in Chief

Jodi Rave Spotted Bear

Location: Twin Buttes, North Dakota

Spoken Languages: English

Topic Expertise: Federal trust relationship with American Indians; Indigenous issues ranging from spirituality and environment to education and land rights

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