Indigenously Index
[September 18, 2020]
Total years since the passage of the Violence Against Women Act, now in limbo: 26
Percentage of increased domestic violence cases since the pandemic (early data): 1.8%
Average resting heartbeat per minute of the Native cop propositioned by AK Lt. Gov: 53
Total spike in heartbeats per minute when the Lt. Gov drew her to his hotel room: 115
Number of people Pfizer seeks for Covid-19 vaccine trial, including Navajo citizens: 44K
Number of Bureau of Indian Education schools on the Navajo Nation: 32
Total weeks a last-minute distance learning model will be in effect at the schools: 9
Estimated months educators say of a backlog to buy laptops and tablets: 3
Percentage of tribal college students polled who say they were food insecure: 69%
Amount tribal college advocates are lobbying Congress for annual funding: $40M
Exact years the late-educator David Gipp (Standing Rock) led tribal college, UTTC: 43
Total days a Lummi man lay unresponsive in the Nisqually tribal jail, before dying: 3
Number of days Pueblo repatriators mourned the return ancestral remains: 4
Approximate minutes behind Crow tribal chairman’s Trump endorsement speech: 4
Number of advocates who sent a letter asking Interior to slow Chaco drilling plans: 51
Estimated mileage behind a x-country roller skate fundraiser for Navajo virus aid: 2000