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Jonathan Nez: 40 to 50 percent of indigenous people don't have running water, they don't have broadband access.

On the recordJuly 7, 2020
40 to 50 percent of indigenous people don't have running water, they don't have broadband access.
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Jonathan Nez

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Nez highlights the lack of basic services for many indigenous people.

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