'The favour is returned': 173 years on, Irish donors thank Native Americans
The organisers of a fundraising campaign for Native Americans hit by the coronavirus have thanked Irish donors for their support.
People from Ireland have been sending money through a 'GoFundMe' page set up to help Navajo and Hopi families, with many of the Irish donors saying it was a way of saying thank you for the support shown to Ireland during the Great Famine.
In 1847, the Choctaw Native American people sent $170 of relief aid to Ireland, the equivalent of around $5,000 today.
This came at a time when the Choctaw people themselves were living in relative poverty. | Read more: https://bit.ly/3ftZk23
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People from Ireland have been sending money through a 'GoFundMe' page set up to help Navajo and Hopi families, with many of the Irish donors saying it was a way of saying thank you for the support shown to Ireland during the Great Famine.
In 1847, the Choctaw Native American people sent $170 of relief aid to Ireland, the equivalent of around $5,000 today.
This came at a time when the Choctaw people themselves were living in relative poverty. | Read more: https://bit.ly/3ftZk23
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