Ep 2 – Indigenous Migrant Women Breaking Down the Barriers

The pandemic and the lockdowns struck the lives and livelihoods of millions in the United States. Among the hardest hit—and least supported—were communities of indigenous, often undocumented, migrant workers.⁣ Without access to information in their languages, with many exposed to the virus as frontline workers or thrown out of work during lockdowns, these communities suffered a jolting loss of food, income, housing . . . and hope. In two major cities, Los Angeles and New York City, indigenous women organized to build powerful, humanitarian responses to the crisis.