Ducheneaux spent her legal career fighting for the rights of tribes, tribal organizations and individuals, including representing the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe in its fight against the Dakota Access pipeline.
DESPITE VACCINE SHORTAGES THE WINNEBAGO TRIBE OF NEBRASKA PROVIDES HOPE TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS
Getting the COVID-19 vaccine into the arms of those who need it has been a nationwide challenge. Governors of surrounding states, including Iowa, admit there is a shortage. The first community vaccination clinics planned for Woodbury County this month quickly filled up.
Even though supplies are limited, the Winnebago Tribe in northeast Nebraska found a way to provide broader protection, as Siouxland Public Media’s Sheila Brummer explains.
Winnebago Public Health Administrator Mona Zuffante
Credit Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska
“We are a very small tight-knit community.”
Mona Zuffante is the public health administrator for the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska where she says leaders take the COVID-19 pandemic seriously.