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Housing needs are dire in the Cherokee Nation. Here’s what tribal leaders are doing right now

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81% Informative

Cherokee Nation has built more than 360 homes and rehabbed more than 900 others.

Cherokee Nation projected it would face a $1.75 billion housing deficit over the next decade .

Housing is out of reach for millions in the U.S. , according to the National Low Income Housing Coalition .

Housing problems for American Indians and Alaska Natives are more severe than those of other Americans .

Cherokee Nation says sustainability was considered in building new homes in the last five years .

Lawmakers have not reauthorized the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act .

Tribes in the U.S. are hit harder by climate change and usually have less resources to deal with those outcomes.

VR Score

81

Informative language

78

Neutral language

72

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

49

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not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

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not detected

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short-lived

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