The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi says members of their Elders Council have nearly reached their goal of creating and distributing 1,400 masks to help fight the spread of the coronavirus.

The masks will help to protect Pokagon Health Service employees, patients, elders, spouses, tribe members and others.

Fourteen Pokagon Elder seamstresses have volunteered their time and abilities to make the masks with the help of a number of donors.