puppylinnell:

the government shutdown has had a huge impact on native people, who receive funding for things like child welfare, food pantries, and healthcare through indian health services through federal funding. keep in mind this funding was prepaid for through treaties in exchange for our land – land that our congress who has put our people through this financial hardship is living on. if you have the money to spare, consider donating to local native tribes.

this map can show what nations’ land you are on, or you can google “local native american tribes near [city, state]”. some reservations have links right on their website about how to donate either electronically or by mail. other nations, such as the pawnee nation in OK, have set up a gofundme for native families affected by the shutdown.

if you can’t donate, please reblog this. i’ve seen countless posts about the shutdown but none about how it’s affecting indian country.