Obstetric services have shrunk elsewhere in Fremont County. Part four in Delivery Desert series highlights how tribal patients have greater options, thanks to clinic efforts.
Amanda LeClair-Diaz
The Wind River Reservation spans 2.2 million acres. That means there are long distances between libraries and tribal members face significant hurdles getting access to reading materials.
That s why seven Fort Washakie School educators: Renee Crooked Arm, Lynette St.Clair, Michelle Oberly-Blackburn, Jennifer Platt, Fredde Reed, Iva LeClair, and Kailyn Washakie put their heads together with Wind River Reservation resident and Ph.D. student Amanda LeClair-Diaz to address this issue.
While attending graduate school, LeClair-Diaz was first introduced to the Little Free Library by a colleague. She learned about an educator from the Navajo Nation who had established a Little Free Library organization. On their