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Kansas City Region's Native Americans Are Hit Hard By The Effects Of Stay-At Home Orders

By Steve Kraske,

Published May 6, 2020 at 5:09 PM CDT

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A stone sign advertising the Golden Eagle Casino, owned and operated by the Kickapoo Tribe of Kansas — The Golden Eagle Casino in Horton, Kansas, has been closed since mid-March due to a statewide stay-at-home order.

Federal aid money that has already been distributed to state and local governments throughout the country has yet to be received by tribal governments like the Kickapoo Tribe of Kansas. It's just one of many hurdles native communities are up against during the pandemic.

Lester Randall, chairman of the Kickapoo Tribe of Kansas
Patrick Pruitt, Morningstar program director at the Kansas City Indian Center

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