Episode 3
Guest: Michaela Walsh
Title:
COVID’s impact on Indigenous Communities in Mexico
Description:
ICS Faculty Fellow Michaela Walsh discusses the COVID pandemic's effects on indigenous Hñähñu’s communities in Mexico and the US. The pandemic was a perfect storm, in which the lack of reliable info in indigenous languages, the rise in conspiracy theories, distrust of the Mexican government, and Pentecostal Christian faith resulting in high rates of infection. Yet the Hñähñu’s also demonstrated creativity and resilience. Walsh also discusses her work with Bowling Green high school students as part of this project.
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This episode was sound edited by DeAnna MacKeigan and Marco Mendoza. Research assistance was provided by Bryan Bové.
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