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How Navajo Nation Activist Allie Young Is Helping Protect Her Community From COVID-19
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At the height of the pandemic, Navajo Nation which spans more than 27,000 square miles of New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, and Utah reported the highest per-capita deaths in the country. This devastating trend inspired a surge in action by Diné activists like 31-year-old Allie Young, who returned to her homeland to work remotely. As the founder of Protect the Sacred a grassroots initiative that educates and empowers Navajo youth about COVID-19 Young has been instrumental in getting members of the community vaccinated against the virus. Currently, Navajo Nation is outpacing the rest of the US in terms of vaccine rollout, setting an impressive precedent for the rest of the country.
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It went to the City Council on Tuesday in hopes of obtaining a specific plan for development of the site.
A majority of the City Council objected and referred the proposal for conceptual review to the Santa Barbara Planning Commission.
The clinic intends to relocate its current center from 4141 State St. to the site, and change the zoning from parks and low-density residential to medical office use and a higher-level of housing to possibily build affordable housing.
The American Indian Health & Services Clinic is in the process of acquiring the former Army Reserve Center at 3237 State St. in Santa Barbara. (Jade Martinez-Pogue / Noozhawk photo)