It did not stumble and rush through its space, this quiet stream. Rather, it literally flowed with the landscape, and when it encountered barriers, it either went around them or kept nudging, pushing, and bumping against them until it found a way through.
The mortality rate is higher among #rural adults — and the gap with urban areas is growing
Rural adults from ages 25-54 died of natural causes at a 6% higher rate than urban residents in 1999. Twenty years later, that number grew to 43%, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
"Indigenous men and women experienced the largest rate increase, with Indigenous women seeing the largest rate spike over the 20-year period..."