ep 15: One Water, One People

Yajmownen by Pokagon Band of Potawatomi

Mar 12, 201815:17Government & Organizations

Pokagon elder Jeannie Mollett journeyed to the Navajo nation in New Mexico, where 40 percent of households live without running water, relying on one woman to drive their water to them once a month. Seeing it with her ow...

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