Demus Martinez, of the Confederated Tribes Of Warm Springs, has reduced trips to the grocery store from weekly to twice monthly to reduce how much money his family spends on gas.

A new poll finds that more than two-thirds of Native Americans say inflation is causing them to have trouble making ends meet. Higher food and gas prices compound their already precarious situation.

(Image credit: Josué Rivas/INDÍGENA for NPR)

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