ARKANSAS, USA — The Walton Family Foundation has made a $6 million commitment to the Tribal Nations Conservation Pledge, which supports the conservation efforts of tribes, inter-tribal organizations, and tribal consortia.
Fifteen funders have committed more than $100 million over the next five years to support those efforts.
The commitments come amid a megadrought in the American West that has disproportionately affected tribal communities, the nonprofit said in a news release. Native households, which are more likely than white households to lack indoor plumbing, face devastating water shortages.
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