We can do anything. We are still connected. We are here.
Most of us struggled through rapid changes as 2020 unfolded. Like you, AISES dealt with the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic and the deluge of information from across the globe, and even from our family and neighbors.
Today, we continue to deal with the pandemic threat, but the environment is different. Vaccines have been developed, and scientific research is ongoing to protect precious human life. We are not out of danger, but we know more today than we did one year ago.
“Together Towards Tomorrow.” The theme of the 2020 AISES Annual Report is affirming as we reflect on the past year and its impact. Our families, our livelihoods, and our communities at the tribal, state, local, national, and global level have all experienced the effects of the pandemic in challenging ways. The losses — personal, societal, and economic — have been great, but together we have advanced through the challenges in 2020 with determination.