American Indian and Alaska Native persons have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic facing three times the likelihood of infection and death than white counterparts. Because they represent a small percentage of the national population, they face existential threat and remain invisible to the public at large. This session illuminates the experience of a seminal sector understudied and often abandoned. Presenters Noreen Goldman, Professor of Demography & Public Affairs, Princeton University C. Matthew Snipp, Professor of Humanities & Sciences, Stanford University Beth Redbird, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Northwestern University Moderator Elizabeth Ellis, Assistant Professor of History, Princeton University Respondent Winona LaDuke, is a Harvard-educated economist, environmental activist, author, hemp farmer, grandmother, and a two-time former Green Party Vice President candidate with Ralph Nader. LaDuke specializes in rural development, economic, fo