{"id":11297,"date":"2021-04-02t18:29:57","date_gmt":"2021-04-02t18:29:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dpetrov.2create.studio\/planet\/wordpress\/navajo-water-warrior-drives-miles-during-covid-to-deliver-to-those-in-need\/"},"modified":"2023-03-21t20:51:04","modified_gmt":"2023-03-21t20:51:04","slug":"navajo-water-warrior","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/story\/navajo-water-warrior\/","title":{"rendered":"navajo \u2018water warrior\u2019 drives miles during covid to deliver to those in need"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>by jacqueline robledo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>phoenix \u2013 when the sun is up, he\u2019s up and ready to hit the road by 8. flatbed trucks are loaded with brimming barrels of water, and the teams take off \u2013 up and down the burnt orange washboard roads that crisscross the navajo nation reservation.<\/p>\n<p>zoel zohnnie grew up on a ranch in these vast lands, knowing what it\u2019s like to live without running water, knowing what it means to drive for miles to fill up at a community water station and then haul it back home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cfor some families, it\u2019s a whole day of leaving home, waiting in line, coming back, unloading,\u201d he said. \u201cjust to drink water and have water for living.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3a\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/867453751&amp;color=%23665b36&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc; line-break: anywhere; word-break: normal; overflow: hidden; white-space: nowrap; text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: interstate,lucida grande,lucida sans unicode,lucida sans,garuda,verdana,tahoma,sans-serif; font-weight: 100;\"><a style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" title=\"cronkitenews\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/cronkitenews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cronkitenews<\/a> \u00b7 <a style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" title=\"navajo 'water warrior' drives miles during covid to deliver to those in need\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/cronkitenews\/navajo-water-warrior-drives-miles-during-covid-to-deliver-to-those-in-need\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">navajo &#8216;water warrior&#8217; drives miles during covid to deliver to those in need<\/a><\/div>\n<p>when the covid-19 pandemic arrived on the reservation, zohnnie saw families and elders sheltering in place \u2013 and no one helping them to haul water they desperately needed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cso i took up a paypal and purchased a water tank, put it in the back of my truck and hit the road, and ended up doing that day after day,\u201d said zohnnie, who calls his group water warriors united.<\/p>\n<p>water is a precious commodity that\u2019s scarce in many places across the u.s. but even more so in rural native american communities like the navajo nation, where a virus that requires hand-washing and proper hygiene has taken an especially heavy toll.<\/p>\n<p>zohnnie, 42, is a boilermaker by trade, doing pipe welding, power plant maintenance and refinery construction. but he was laid off at the end of march, just as covid-19 cases&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.navajo-nsn.gov\/news%20releases\/nndoh\/2020\/march\/ndoh%20public%20health%20emergency%20order%202020-004%20dikos%20ntsaaigii-19.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">began increasing<\/a>&nbsp;across the sprawling reservation.<\/p>\n<p>he has underlying health conditions that put him at higher risk of contracting covid-19 and suffering more. but as the virus that causes the disease took hold of din\u00e9tah, he knew he had to find a way to help, even while practicing social distancing and staying safe.<\/p>\n<p>his is the story of how one person saw a problem that needed a solution and started a movement to try to find one \u2013 as a friend said, \u201cchanging the world one barrel at a time.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/water-warriors-zoel-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" height=\"304\"><figcaption>when covid-19 started sweeping across the navajo reservation, zoel zohnnie noticed elders and others were unable to access water stations. so he purchased a water tank and started hauling water to them. (photo courtesy of mj harrison)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>a scarce resource<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>a&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/uswateralliance.org\/resources\/blog\/us-water-alliance-and-partners-release-closing-water-gap-united-states\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">november report<\/a>&nbsp;released by the nonprofit us water alliance found that more than 2 million americans lack access to running water, indoor plumbing or wastewater services.<\/p>\n<p>those disparities are worse in communities of color and even more extreme, the study found, among indigenous people \u2013 whose households are 19 times more likely to lack indoor plumbing than those of white families.<\/p>\n<p>on the navajo reservation, which stretches 27,000 square miles through arizona and into new mexico and utah, an estimated 30% of the 174,000 residents lack access to running water. many, the us water alliance report said, have less than 10 gallons of water in their homes at any given time, sometimes using as little as 2 or 3 gallons a day. the average american uses 88 gallons a day.<\/p>\n<p>some residents drive hours to get water to haul home, ration what water they do have between hygienic uses and cooking, or stockpile it in case of emergency.<\/p>\n<p>one woman, the report noted, has bartered homemade pies for water.<\/p>\n<p>these obstacles often force residents to travel to towns bordering the reservation to buy water, said monica harvey, a navajo who founded defend our community, a group working to assist elders during the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>harvey, who lives in leupp, points to other problems, such as broken windmills that hinder water pumping and limited hours at tribal chapter houses, the government subdivisions and communal gathering places where navajos often get their water.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cthere was one point \u2026 where the chapter house in leupp was announcing that they were going to shut down a water station,\u201d harvey said. \u201cthe water from that water station is for livestock only. but sometimes, residents have to resort to that water to drink.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>a report by the navajo nation\u2019s department of water resources notes that a lack of reliable drinking water \u201cstifles economic growth throughout the reservation\u201d while contributing to higher incidence of disease.<\/p>\n<p>add an extremely contagious virus into this mix and the circumstances become even more dire, experts note.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cyou can imagine if you don\u2019t have access to running water, then the very basic things you need to do to stay home and stay safe during a viral pandemic aren\u2019t possible,\u201d said george mcgraw, founder of digdeep, a nonprofit that works on the reservation to bring running water into homes and schools.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cyou can\u2019t wash your hands for 20 seconds several times a day with soap and water. you\u2019re constantly being forced to leave social isolation \u2026 to drive to a grocery store that\u2019ll have bottled water \u2026 or to drive to a gas station, a truck stop, a school, a library \u2013 if they\u2019re open \u2013 to take a shower or collect water.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>cynthia harris, director of tribal programs at the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eli.org\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">environmental law institute<\/a>&nbsp;in washington d.c., said the long-standing issues around access to water and water quality in indian country can be boiled down to three main obstacles: resources, logistics and battles over water rights.<\/p>\n<p>funding for infrastructure improvements is limited. the indian health service&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/sites\/newsroom\/themes\/responsive2017\/display_objects\/documents\/factsheets\/safewaterandwastedisposalfacilities.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported last year<\/a>&nbsp;a backlog of almost 2,000 sanitation-related construction projects in indian country and estimated it would cost $2.7 billion to provide all american indians and alaska natives with safe drinking water and adequate sewerage systems.<\/p>\n<p>the rural nature of homes also makes for logistical challenges. on the navajo reservation, which is bigger than the state of west virginia, many households are not good candidates for centralized water systems because extending water lines to low-density, mountainous areas is extremely expensive, according to harris\u2019 group.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cwe\u2019ve heard quite a bit from congress and the executive branch about looking at infrastructure, ensuring that tribes are included in that at a sufficient level,\u201d harris said, noting some opportunities to address these issues may be part of the $2.2 trillion coronoavirus relief package known as the cares act.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cthere is a toolbox,\u201d she said. \u201cthe question is, which tools bring to bear ensuring tribes are included.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>the navajo nation has received&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/3341677ced70eee20b6a79473\/files\/23c32a5d-9614-498d-b27a-23da91dc7f38\/navajo_nation_receives_total_714189631_dollars_in_federal_cares_act_funding_pr.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">$714 million<\/a>&nbsp;under the cares act, and president jonathan nez has proposed using&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.opvp.navajo-nsn.gov\/portals\/0\/files\/press%20releases\/2020\/jun\/for%20immediate%20release%20-%20passage%20of%20the%20navajo%20nation%20cares%20act%20legislation%20is%20a%20victory%20for%20the%20navajo%20people.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">$300 million<\/a>&nbsp;of that for agriculture projects and water infrastructure, including improved residential plumbing.<\/p>\n<p>final expenditures are being negotiated between the navajo nation council and nez. but time is running out: the federal government is requiring that cares act funding be spent by year\u2019s end.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/water-warriors-4.jpeg\" alt=\"\" height=\"488\"><figcaption>navajo elders are among those most in need of clean water, because it can take hours to go out and haul their own. \u201cthe idea behind this whole campaign \u2026 was to reach the people who can\u2019t get to the water themselves \u2026 the people who are \u2026 far away enough to have been forgotten,\u201d says zoel zohnnie. (photo courtesy of water warriors united)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>a hand for the forgotten<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cwe will never be able to measure the magnitude of language, culture, or history that this virus has taken from our tribes. \u2026 we have already lost so much, but are also collectively doing so much.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>zoel zohnnie\u2019s words punctuate the website of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.collectivemedicine.net\/water-warriors-united\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">collective medicine<\/a>, the nonprofit that serves as the umbrella organization for his water warriors united campaign. the effort has grown from one man and one water tank to an operation where volunteers deliver on average 5,000 gallons a week to residents across the reservation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cthe idea behind this whole campaign \u2026 was to reach the people who can\u2019t get to the water themselves, and to reach the people who are \u2026 far away enough to have been forgotten,\u201d zohnnie said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cand there\u2019s been a lot of people that have been forgotten.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>the more he ventured out, the more donations started flowing in. he used the money to buy 55-gallon water barrels for navajos living out of 5-gallon buckets or small containers.<\/p>\n<p>zohnnie now has four 16-foot flatbed trucks that carry 550-gallon tanks, hoses, equipment and a water pump. his team has delivered more than 400 barrels and more than 100,000 gallons of water to more than 20 communities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cnow what we\u2019re trying to do is figure out a refill system for the places we\u2019ve already been, so that we can just go back to these homes and kind of recirculate where we\u2019ve already been,\u201d he said. \u201cbut if we do that, then it takes away from us being able to reach other areas that haven\u2019t been given barrels yet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cso we\u2019re trying to get as many barrels out there as possible, first, so that way at least the residents and our elders and tribal members can have a barrel. that makes their life a little easier when they have to haul water for themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>along the way, zohnnie has met dozens of people, many whose circumstances brought tears to his eyes. one family of 18 was living in a small shack with no running water. another home included several children living alone without water or electricity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cthe dad had passed away probably four months ago, and the mom had passed away two months before that,\u201d he recalled. \u201cso the kids were just trying to make their way, and there was nobody that was really helping them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cthat was one that kind of stuck with me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>another man was caring for his 90-year-old mother, who requires a feeding tube. they lived off a 20-mile dirt road and were unable to haul water on their own because the man couldn\u2019t leave his mother for the time it would take to go out and return.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image align-left\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/water-warriors3.jpeg\" alt=\"\" height=\"560\"><figcaption>this family hauled water by 5-gallon containers. the water warriors gifted them two, 55-gallon drums. the group has delivered more than 400 barrels of water. (photo courtesy of water warriors united)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cit\u2019s been quite an eye-opener,\u201d zohnnie said. \u201cgrowing up on the reservation, you kind of know what\u2019s going on. but until you\u2019re there visiting each home, talking to each person, it never really hits you until you hear them or you look at them in the eye and see how they feel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>harvey\u2019s group, defend our community, began collaborating with zohnnie to get water to the elders it works with.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cit was very difficult for elders throughout the community to get drinking water, so his team came out and was able to provide 55-gallon water barrels with drinking water,\u201d she said. \u201cthey had a water tank in the back of their vehicle as well. so elders who needed water jugs or containers filled, they were able to help fill those containers with drinking water.<\/p>\n<p>\u201ca lot of them were so grateful \u2026 that a few of the elders broke into tears because they received help. finally someone showed up to help them, to provide aid to them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>zohnnie\u2019s effort is just one of several, and harris and others note that any permanent solutions to the water access issues must go beyond trucking in gallons here and there. the pandemic, harris said, is \u201can opportunity to stop, to pause, to reflect and consider these issues and look at how we can do better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>zohnnie hopes to continue his&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vqwdohu-pis&amp;feature=youtu.be\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">initiative<\/a>&nbsp;beyond covid-19, to keep helping his people in whatever way he can. he wants the world to see that not all that\u2019s come from the pandemic is sorrow and tragedy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201ci feel like because of this virus, there are beautiful things happening,\u201d he said. \u201cand i think one of them is the fact that it has brought a lot of people together.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cthere\u2019s a lot of people still out there suffering from it, still out there protecting themselves from it, too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>but, he added: \u201ceven though it\u2019s a dangerous and ugly virus, it has done beautiful things to help people see that we can come together in times of crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><em>this story originally was published on <a href=\"https:\/\/cronkitenews.azpbs.org\/2020\/07\/31\/navajo-water-warrior-covid\/\">cronkite news<\/a>&nbsp;and features additional reporting.&nbsp;for more stories, visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cronkitenews.azpbs.org\/?utm_source=referral&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=client\">cronkitenews.azpbs.org.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>water is a precious commodity that\u2019s scarce in many places across the u.s. but even more so in rural native american communities like the navajo nation, where a virus that requires hand-washing has taken a&nbsp;heavy toll.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9700,"featured_media":9968,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5196,4909,4914,4904],"tags":[3746,435,160,4418,363,591,37],"storyfest_categories":[],"class_list":["post-11297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-past-storyfest","category-public-health","category-sustainability","category-water","tag-access","tag-clean-water","tag-equity","tag-pandemic","tag-public-health","tag-storyfest","tag-water"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- this site is optimized with the yoast seo plugin v23.9 - 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