'A crisis like we've never seen': Native communities shed light on government shutdown's impacts

In the first congressional hearing at which Native members of Congress were present, Democratic representatives on Tuesday heard directly from Native American communities that are being devastated by the ongoing partial government shutdown, which this week became the longest in U.S. history.

Many groups — including veterans, TSA employees, and law enforcement — have been impacted with lapses in pay and shortages in key resources, but it has been particularly disastrous for Native communities that are supposed to receive a wide-range of federal services due to treaty obligations.

https://thinkprogress.org/native-communities-government-shutdown-impacts-deb-haaland-072b9bfb7bb8/