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The Trump-Vance administration’s relentless attacks on basic needs programs, access to data, and economic equity are straining the capacity of the federal government to address Native disparities in poverty, nutrition, and health care access, find @icidmartinez.bsky.social and Stevie Marvin. 1/

epi.orgTrump is slashing safety nets for Native communities: This will widen disparities in poverty, food insecurity, and health care accessTrump is straining the capacity of the federal government to meet its obligations to Tribal Nations and communities. This began even before the ongoing shutdown, with the administration’s persistent a...
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Native American child poverty has more than doubled after safety net cutbacks, and is even higher than pre-pandemic. 2/

epi.orgNative American child poverty more than doubled in 2022 after safety net cutbacks: Child poverty rate is higher than before the pandemicThis November, the U.S. observes National Native American Heritage Month. This commemoration celebrates the sovereignty, contributions, and resilience of tribal nations and Native people in the face o...