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Native Braids: car accident survivor recalls the support that helped him recover

Floyd Morris poses for a photo in Towaoc, Colorado.
Adam Burke

Hear this story and others on the Native Braids website.

It’s been decades since Floyd Morris narrowly survived a car accident on the Navajo Reservation. For weeks afterwards, he was heavily medicated and hospitalized. Friends helped Floyd through the worst of the ordeal and gave him the support he needed to recover.

In an interview with Kaldurion Pinnecoose, Floyd Morris describes the accident and his time in the hospital.

Pictured above: Floyd Morris poses for a photo in Towaoc, Colorado.

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