Why more Native Americans are homeless in Seattle
The number of Native Americans on King County streets is greater than ever. A recent survey found that there are more American Indians and Alaska Natives than a year ago.
Colleen Echohawk said there are many reasons for that, but the most important is that Natives are nervous about trusting the current system of finding houses for them.
Echohawk is the executive director of the Chief Seattle Club, a nonprofit that serves Native people in Seattle, including many of whom are homeless. She also serves on KUOW's Board of Directors. She spoke with Katherine Banwell of KUOW's Race and Equity team.
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Katherine is the local host on Saturday and Sunday afternoons. Prior to coming to KUOW, she worked at KPLU (now KNKX) as a fill-in host on All Things Considered and host of Weekend Morning Edition. She's also the voice of many telephone on-hold messages for businesses across the country and loves to act in her spare time.
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