Quinault Indian Nation and National Congress of American Indians president Fawn Sharp delivers the State of Indian Nations speech on Feb. 22. Credit: National Congress of American Indians screenshot
Disparities faced by Native Americans a national disgrace , Quinault president says By
The Quinault Indian Nation on the Olympic Peninsula is currently under three states of emergency.
In addition to a pandemic that has taken lives and stifled the tribal economy, ocean waves breached the village of Taholahâs seawall in January. The resulting flooding forced much of the Quinault Reservation s main village to be evacuated.
Meanwhile, a mudslide is undermining the only paved road to Taholah.
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