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Trahant Reports

Last week was a major gathering for Native people in Las Vegas -- sort of our first post-pandemic experience. It was a major reunion for people who really wanted to be together again. The Reservation Economic Summit or RES 2021 and the National Indian Gaming Association Trade Show and Conference. More than 8,000 people were registered at the two events. Both conferences decided to go ahead and meet because of the high vaccination rates in Indian Country, nearly 70 percent across the country but some tribal nations are higher than that, even reaching levels required for herd immunity.