Lobo Heroes: Teton Saltes

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. --- While the COVID-19 crisis has affected the entire planet, in the United States, the Native American community has been hit particularly hard. In New Mexico, Arizona and Utah, the Navajo Nation is under a mighty struggle, with over 1,000 cases alone on the reservation.

It's not just the Navajo Nation unfortunately, as the COVID-19 crisis has hit all the American Indian reservations and pueblos hard. One such group hit particularly hard is the Lakota Tribe in South Dakota. And that's where UNM Lobo senior football player Teton Saltes calls home. That's where Saltes is making a difference, as the Valley High School graduate…