Shutdown Leaves Food, Medicine and Pay in Doubt in Indian Country

For many Americans who are not federal workers or contractors, a shutdown is a minor inconvenience. A trip to a national park may be canceled. A call to a government office may go unanswered. But for Native American tribes, which rely heavily on federal money to operate, a shutdown can cripple their most basic functions.

All across Indian Country, the federal shutdown slices deep. Generations ago, tribes negotiated treaties with the United States government guaranteeing funds for services like health care and education in exchange for huge swaths of territory.

By Mitch Smith and Julie Turkewitz

Full Story: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/01/us/native-american-government-shutdown.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage

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