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For Tribal citizens like Tanya Henry, a Muscogee (Creek) citizen and emergency room nurse for the tribe, there is much anticipation and anxiety.
Henry, who s been working for the Nation for 11 years, was inspired to become a nurse by her mother. So, I actually remember going with her to class and sitting outside of class and quizzing her on the road from where we lived to Connors (State College), where her college was, remembered Henry.
She eventually went to nursing school and worked at what was then known as Okmulgee Memorial Hospital after graduating.
When the first few cases of coronavirus were diagnosed in Oklahoma, she was scared. That s because Native Americans and Alaska Natives are being hit particularly hard by the virus. The CDC reports that the COVID-19 hospitalization rate for Native and Alaska Native people has now grown to 521 per 100,000 people.
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