Rep. Ben Koppelman, R-West Fargo, sees the ban as protecting American standards in light of national events. Fargo Mayor Tim Mahoney says its breaches city's home rule charter.
KVRR Local News
December 23, 2020
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) The pandemic has taken a toll on everyone, but some are feeling the impact more than others.
Broken infrastructure, chronic disease and limited health care are just some of the issues that have long faced Native communities.
Adding a pandemic into the mix means those who were already vulnerable become even more so.
“Even early on during the pandemic, I remember just talking among colleagues and nobody knew anybody with COVID. But I did. I knew a few people who had COVID within Fargo,” recalls North Dakota State Rep. Ruth Ann Buffalo. “How and why Native American, American Indian, communities are being hit hard with COVID-19 right now is decades, centuries, of poor policy.”