Melanie Stansbury: “Access to electricity is not only a necessity, but a basic human right.”

That is not a failure, that is a choice.

The defenders of Bataan, Corregidor, Guam, Wake Island, Midway, and Java displayed extraordinary courage in the face of impossible odds," said Stansbury.

Which indicates to us that there was no good-faith effort to actually engage tribal leadership.

Tribal Nations are at the forefront of protecting our communities—and they deserve the tools and resources they need to prepare for public health emergencies.