Life Needs Water

30% of the Navajo Nation lacks access to running water. 42% of Navajo homes lack plumbing facilities. 22% of Navajo residents can only access water by hauling it. 53% of Navajo residents haul water sometimes.

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Some Navajo residents must drive 48 miles round-trip to get water.

For a lot of people on Pine Ridge, the nearest grocery store is 2 hours away.

Native American households are 19 times more likely than white households to lack indoor plumbing.

If there is no running water in the home, it's hard to follow handwashing guidelines and stay-at-home/social distancing orders.

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