Native Americans Who Can't Afford Heat Take Desperate Measures To Stay Warm

This is an truly American tragedy. A failure on the part of the Bureau of Indian affairs and the government as a whole. The BIA's mission statement reads: "The Bureau of Indian Affairs’ mission is to enhance the quality of life, to promote economic opportunity, and to carry out the responsibility to protect and improve the trust assets of American Indians, Indian tribes and Alaska Natives."
“Everyone’s in survival mode. Out here, it feels like we’re in our own world. It doesn’t feel like the U.S. It feels like a third world country.” Alice Phelps.