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Book SynopsisIntroduction.- Part I: Historical Inequities and Institutions.- Chapter 1: The Tribal Decline': Fort Hall Reservation and the Influenza Pandemic 1918 to 1920, by Yvette Towersap.- Chapter 2: Indigenous Communities under the COVID-19 Pandemic: How to Fight the Invisible Violence, by Kumoko Noguchi.- Chapter 3: The Intersection of the Law and Health: Water (In)security in Indian Country, by Heather Tanana.- Part II: Student Experiences and Education.- Chapter 4: Lived Experiences of Native American College Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic, by Amoneeta Beckstein.- Chapter 5: Navigating the unknown: Lessons learned from sustaining Indigenous community higher education during the COVID-19 Pandemic, by Daniel Piper, Melissa Tehee, Erica Ficklin, and Rachael Killgore.- Chapter 6: A Vigil by Farina King and Phillip Lee Smith.- Part III: Grassroots and Community Responses.- Chapter 7: A 21st Century Pandemic in Indian Country: The Resilience of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Against Covid-19, by Midge Dellinger.- Chapter 8: 'The Box': More than a Receptacle for Newspapers, A Witness to COVID's Impact at a Tribal College, by Christine Ami.- Chapter 9: The Rise of Non-Profit Action in the Face of Tribal Governing Non-Action: The Limits of Navajo Institutions in the Covid-19 Crisis, by Wendy Greyeyes.- Part IV: Art and Language as Survivance.- Chapter 10: Native American Memories and Experiences of the Pandemic, by Gavin Healey.- Chapter 11: Maawanji'idiwag: They Come Together, by Chelsea Mead.- Part V: Motherhood, Aunties, and Families.- Chapter 12: Aunties of Resilience: Decolonization during Covid-19, by Jennifer Frazee.- Chapter 13: A Navajo Mother Fights for Her Child during COVID-19: a personal narrative, by Shaina A. Nez.- Chapter 14: American Indian Women Combating COVID-19, the House Disruptor, by Mary Jo Tippeconic Fox and Aresta Tsosie-Paddock.- Chapter 15: Indigenous Motherhood Resiliency: Adapting Cultural Teachings During COVID-19 Restrictions, by Natahnee Nuay Winder.- Conclusion.
