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Justin Tafoya, a registered nurse serving as a public information officer, talks to Lafe Altaha about his health before a nurse checks Altaha’s vital signs at his home in Whiteriver, Ariz., on March 17, 2021. (Photo by Alberto Mariani/Cronkite News)

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The COVID-19 pandemic hit Native Americans especially hard. But as the spotlight turned to larger communities, including the Navajo Nation, the White Mountain Apache Tribe quietly battled to save its 15,000 members.

By Alberto Mariani, Cronkite News May 25, 2021