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Hundreds of American Indian & Alaska Native Tribes Receive $563 Million of Housing Funds

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BY:Native News Network 6-13-13

WASHINGTON – Some 353 American Indian and Alaskan Native entities that represent 539 tribes across the United States were awarded $563 million from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD, on Wednesday.

The funds are being provided through HUD's Indian Housing Block Grant Program. These funds are distributed annually to eligible Indian tribes or their tribally designated housing entities for a broad range of affordable housing activities.

“Hardworking American families in tribal communities should be able to live in”

Shaun Donovan.

Tornadoes Have Devastated American Indian Families in Oklahoma: NEED HELP!

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Native News Network Dennis Zotigh in Native Challenges 5-28-13

 

WASHINGTON – My colleagues and I at the National Museum of the American Indian offer sincere condolences to the people affected by the recent, severe tornadoes in Oklahoma. More than 20 American Indian families lost their homes in this disaster. Their tribal affiliations include Arapaho, Cherokee, Choctaw, Comanche, Delaware, Jicarilla Apache, Kickapoo, Kiowa, Pawnee, and Shawnee.

In addition to the Moore tornado, tornadoes displaced and affected American Indian families in the communities of Shawnee, Bethel, and Little Axe. Rain and flash floods are expected today in Oklahoma as families clean up their homes and begin to rebuild their lives.

“Our house is trashed. Time to rebuild. I'm just sad for those kids that died,”

 

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