Page 12 - 2021 Impact Report Utah Rotary

12 NATIVE AMERICAN INITIATIVE

In RY2020-21, Utah Rotary District 5420 worked in partnership with other organizations / entities to create a
collaborative and coordinated multi-year, multi-club effort to “champion” / provide assistance to tribes within the
boundaries of our state. Such help includes but was not limited to food, water and sanitation, electricity, community
development and “other” help as resources and skills permit.

The Native American Tribes within Utah’s borders are:
• Northwestern Band of Shoshobi Nation of Utah (Washakie)

• Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah
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• Cedar City Band of Paiutes
• Kanosh Band of Paiutes
• Koosharem Band of Paiutes

• Indian Peaks Band of Paiutes
• Shivwits Band of Paiutes
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• Skull Valley Band of Goshute Indians of Utah

• Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, Utah

• Navajo – North Western area of Reservation
• Hopi – located within the Western portion of the Navajo Reservation
During the COVID-19 pandemic, tribal communities in some areas of the district, were disproportionately affected due
to families living in close proximity, often without clean running water and electricity, but there are other health and
welfare issues in each of these tribes. Throughout RY2020-21, this project has, and will continue to address pressing
needs, in nearly all 7 of Rotary’s Areas of Focus in most or all of the identified tribes.
Native American Initiative
To that end, the coalition focused coordinated efforts with Rotary clubs and other entities throughout the district to make
a difference where needed, including the following “bigger, better, bolder service above self” projects:
• 12,000 pounds of food, cleaning and hygiene supplies to the Hopi Reservation

• 18,000 pounds of supplies to the Navajo Nation
• 10,000 pounds of supplies to the White Mesa Utes

• Purchase and delivery of cots, tents and stoves to the Hopi Reservation
• 4,000 pounds of supplies to Halchita

• 5,000 pounds of supplies to Red Mesa
• 250,000 pounds of firewood to the Goshutes at Skull Valley, Ibapah and Shoshone tribal communities

• 5,000 pounds of supplies to the Oljato tribal community
• 7,000 pounds of supplies to COVID sequestered Natives in Monticello

• A dozen 225 Gallon water tanks for Navajo families in remote areas of the Utah portion of the Navajo Reservation
• Another 5,000 pounds of supplies to Halchita

• 1,000 of cleaning supplies to White Mesa Utes
• 3,007 units of new clothing distributed to most tribal communities in Utah

• A pickup load of blankets made by LDS women to Halchita
• … a total of 320,000 pounds of supplies with a value of $138,996