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Albert Gourneau (left) and Anthony Desjarlais  from Turtle Mountain Community College’s facilities department prepare to distribute sanitizing supplies and safety equipment at the tribal college campus in Belcourt, North Dakota.
The American Indian College Fund and the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) are receiving $1.5 million in pandemic-related supplies including hand sanitizer, disinfectant, and gloves. Both organizations are working with AT&T to distribute the supplies to more than 20 tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) across the country. This comes as Native communities face soaring COVID-19 infection rates, rolling lockdowns on Indian reservations, and difficulties in accessing supplies. Native communities suffer COVID-19 infection rates greater than 3.5 times that of the White population, according to the Centers for Disease Control. ....

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