Interview with Stacy Bohlen and Aaron PaymentThank you for joining us for a very special live interview with Stacy Bohlen, executive director of the National Indian Health Board, and Dr. Aaron Payment, first vice president of the National Congress of American Indians. Kevin Abourezk is our host tonight. Another special guest will be joining us tonight, a young tribal leader who was recently diagnosed with COVID-19 but is feeling well enough tonight to join us and share her story.
Posted by Indianz.Com on Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Kevin Abourezk of Indianz.Com interviewed Stacy Bohlen, Chief Executive Officer of the National Indian Health Board, and Aaron Payment, Chairperson of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, on the evening of April 2, 2020. They talked about Indian Country’s efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
Myra Pickering, a council member for the Otoe-Missouria Tribe, also shared her story on the broadcast. She is at home in Oklahoma, recovering from a COVID-19 diagnosis. She was repeatedly denied coronavirus tests, despite showing strong symptoms.Join the Conversation