Tag Archives: winter
Your Gift of Winter Fuel Can Save a Life
While the New Year brings a chance to make changes in our lives, many in the Native community are still facing difficult choices – and a difficult winter. The long winters in the Northern Plains can dip to below zero temperatures and bitter cold can persist for 3 months of longer. Against incredible odds, […]
Giving Tuesday: Give the Gift of Winter Warmth
These blankets, coats, scarves and gloves can literally save lives. #GivingTuesday is the perfect opportunity to show your generosity and care for our First Americans..
Fueling Winter Warmth for Native Elders
Elders are safest from COVID-19 at home but are met with scarce winter fuel and harsh winter temperatures. Help us keep Elders safe – and warm – this winter.
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Native American headlines from the month of Feb… how Native communities are addressing climate change, shining a light on maternal mortality, …
The Realities of Winter in the Northern Plains
On remote reservations in the Northern Plains, winter storms often prevent access to necessities such as food, water and warmth… PWNA offers the Northern Plains Reservation Aid (NPRA) program…
Winter on the Reservation: Would You Choose to Heat or Eat?
Many Native American Elders are at risk in their own homes, every single day. Winter is no exception… and poverty brings its own kind of chill.
National Truck Driver Appreciation Week
It’s National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, and PWNA thanks the many drivers who make serving our program partners on remote tribal lands possible. We are proud of our drivers and know their commitment enables us to continue to be a reliable resource to our partners on the reservations.
Winter Necessities Make Hope, Security for Elders in Need
Severe winter weather is a harsh reminder of the traditional ways of life halted by the reservation system – depriving many tribes of the ability to prepare for the winter months as their ancestors had done for generations.
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