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Lana Del Rey donates $350,000 from own book advance to help Navajo Nation get clean water

04 November 2020, 15:04 | Written by Cerys Kenneally

Lana Del Rey has revealed that she's donated $350,000 from her poetry book advance to the Navajo Nation to provide them with clean water.

Del Rey shared news of her donation on Instagram last night (3 November), revealing that she donated the money to the Dig Deep Water project, which is a human rights non-profit organisation helping vulnerable communities in the US get clean running water.

She wrote on Instagram, "No matter what the results of the election just remember we can each as individuals shine brightly and contribute to our world in our own individual way. As I’ve been lucky enough to be given an advance from Simon and Schuster, I’m so grateful to be able to spread that money around to foundations that are in need of our help beginning with foundations connected to the Navajo community."

Del Rey continued, "We hope the Dig Deep Water project will find relief with the $350,000 that we delivered to them last month. I personally have always believed in personal reparations to give back to the people who have shaped our land. I look forward to updating you on the rest of the donations that we make throughout the year."

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No matter what the results of the election just remember we can each as individuals shine brightly and contribute to our world in our own individual way. As I’ve been lucky enough to be given an advance from Simon and Schuster, I’m so grateful to be able to spread that money around to foundations that are in need of our help beginning with foundations connected to the Navajo community. We hope the @digdeepwater project will find relief with the $350,000 that we delivered to them last month. I personally have always believed in personal reparations to give back to the people who have shaped our land. I look forward to updating you on the rest of the donations that we make throughout the year.

A post shared by Lana Del Rey (@lanadelrey) on Nov 3, 2020 at 8:32pm PST

Lana Del Rey has been pretty busy over the past couple of days. She covered "You'll Never Walk Alone" for a new Liverpool FC documentary, and confirmed that her new album has been delayed again.
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