Appeal for Native Americans affected by Covid-19 sees surge in Irish support

The Choctaw Nation provided $170 of relief aid to Ireland in 1847 - the equivalent of €4,600 today - not long after they suffered through the Trail of Tears.

The Kindred Spirits sculpture in Co Cork, commemorating the Choctaw people for their donation during the Great Hunger.

An appeal to raise funds for a community of Native Americans "devastated" by coronavirus has seen a surge in support from Irish people.

The Rural Utah Project Education Fund hopes to raise $2m (€1.85m) to support Navajo communities struggling to survive amid the Covid-19 pandemic. One-third of the area's residents do not have access to running water and it has high numbers of elderly and immuno-compromised residents. Just under 200,000 people in the area are served by only 16 grocery stores.