Native America Calling: Expecting the unexpected when disaster strikes

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Expecting the unexpected when disaster strikes

Weary residents in the southeast United States are preparing for the inevitable destruction of Hurricane Milton just two weeks after Hurricane Helene claimed at least 230 lives and billions of dollars in property damage.

Area tribes not directly affected by the storm double-punch are offering aid and assessing their own disaster preparedness in light of the devastation.

Join Native America Calling to hear from other tribal emergency management officials about their own evolving disaster plans.

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Guests on Native America Calling

Corbin Wildcatt (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians), new resident of Hendersonville, North Carolina

April Sells (member of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians), tribal emergency services director for Poarch Band of Creek Indians, headquartered in Alabama

Tasha Oxendine (citizen of the Lumbee), public relations manager for the Lumbee Tribe in North Carolina

James Akerelrea, president of Yukon-Kuskokwim Regional Tribal Government in Alaska