Inside STAT: In Navajo Nation, the younger generation fights to save their legacy from Covid-19

(MOLLY FERGUSON FOR STAT)

Navajo Nation has the highest Covid-19 infection rate in the U.S. One of the challenges is that, across the reservation that spans four states, multigenerational housing is common, which makes it difficult for people to distance and leaves vulnerable older people at risk for the coronavirus. Younger generations are now playing a critical role in the area’s pandemic response, in an effort to protect older Navajos, as well as their cultural knowledge, including language, practices, and stories. “With this virus, there’s a threat to that,” Allie Young, 30, told STAT contributor Mona Gable. “Because when our elders are dying, that knowledge goes with them.” More here.