Mask's friend and fellow tribal member Marsha Berry also lives on the reservation, where many families live in multi-generational homes. She told CNN that early in the pandemic, as residents had to wait about a week for their test results, many unknowingly spread Covid-19 to parents and grandparents before learning they were positive. While the local Choctaw Health Center was the first stop for most tribal members, helicopters flew the sicker Covid-19 patients to a hospital in Jackson, Mississippi -- about 80 miles away. Eventually, as the numbers of new cases began to decrease, Mask and other tribal members returned to their jobs. Mask acknowledges some tribal members are hesitant about getting the Covid-19 vaccine.

Source: CNN April 01, 2021 13:30 UTC