Sequester hits those in need on Wind River Indian Reservation – "This isn’t about cuts. It’s about lives."

Northern Arapaho and Eastern Shoshone tribal members are seldom fazed by federal budget cuts.

"We’re used to it," said Penny Robertson, a community health representative for Indian Health Services. "You don’t even notice it because we never have what we are supposed to have."

But the sequester is different. Children and elders are at high risk, tribal leaders say.

The ripple effects of the across-the-board federal budget cuts triggered March 1 will be felt on the Wind River Indian Reservation in the coming weeks.

By KYLE ROERINK Star-Tribune staff writer

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