Looking to get up to speed on the #CoronavirusCrisis that emerged out of the Trump administration, ensnaring and enraging Indian Country in the process? Here’s our recap:
RECAP: #CoronavirusCrisis and the Trump administration:
* 4/10-Tribes learn Alaska Native corporations in line for $8 billion #COVID19 relief fund, a day after final consultation call & three days before close of comment period.
* 4/11,4/12-Tribes scramble w/letters, outreach.
— indianz.com (@indianz) April 19, 2020
* 4/13-First Indianz report: “[W]e do not believe it would be proper for the BIA to advocate for ANC funding,” Great Plains leaders say of @ASIndianAffairs Tara Sweeney.https://t.co/cmUnsHOXXu
* 4/13-#CARESAct portal goes live. @USInterior & @USTreasury say ANCs can apply.
— indianz.com (@indianz) April 19, 2020
* 4/14-Second Indianz story explains @ASIndianAffairs Tara Sweeney’s assist to Native corporations, several with large land holdings and assets in her home state of #Alaska.
Even more tribes weigh in with opposition. #CARESActCrisishttps://t.co/Dy8YVqJg8O
— indianz.com (@indianz) April 19, 2020
* 4/15-Indianz explores disproportionate impact of #Coronavirus on the first Americans.
“It is no joke,” says President Jonathan Nez @NNPrezNez of Navajo Nation, largest reservation in United States and hardest hit by #COVID19.https://t.co/vE0LuRzowS
— indianz.com (@indianz) April 19, 2020
* 4/16-In blockbuster interview, Chief Chuck Hoskin @ChuckHoskin_Jr of Cherokee Nation likens debacle to “robbery happening in broad daylight.” @USInterior doesn’t answer request for info about @ASIndianAffairs Tara Sweeney’s actions. #WhoCARESActhttps://t.co/93nDJ8lJY6
— indianz.com (@indianz) April 19, 2020
* 4/16-Highest ranking Senate Democrat accuses @ASIndianAffairs Tara Sweeney of “diverting funds for tribal governments during coronavirus to for-profit Alaska Native Corporations.” https://t.co/OyGO1g3wK9
3.5 hours later, as tribes get on #COVID19☎️👇https://t.co/BA6V7sBneF
— indianz.com (@indianz) April 19, 2020
* 4/16-In unprecedented show of unity, every major inter-tribal organization expresses lack of confidence in @ASIndianAffairs Tara Sweeney.https://t.co/nKYojR5FIG
* 4/16-Six tribes sue @USTreasury late in evening. Complaint shows up in system next day.https://t.co/lxNjpSorHd
— indianz.com (@indianz) April 19, 2020
* 4/17-After broad show of unity in Indian Country, @ASIndianAffairs Tara Sweeney digs in and accuses unnamed figures of “seeking to divide the American Indian and Alaska Native community” and of subverting #CARESAct. #WhoCARESAgainActhttps://t.co/ePk1NwwGIE pic.twitter.com/Dufn9uamhQ
— indianz.com (@indianz) April 19, 2020
* 4/17-With the deadline to submit #CARESAct information quickly approaching, data from @USTreasury and circulated among @USInterior leaks to large groups.
Indianz is first to explore data and impact in ongoing policy dispute. #CoronavirusCrisishttps://t.co/o6GAFa7N0l
— indianz.com (@indianz) April 19, 2020
* 4/18-@USInterior responds to breach by admitting it had @USTreasury data too.https://t.co/GvnIuufHeC
* Tribal leaders condemn leak, demand investigation.https://t.co/lqhgHovendhttps://t.co/2bNevOpfR3https://t.co/2bNevOpfR3#CoronavirusCrisis #CARESActLeak #CARESActBreach
— indianz.com (@indianz) April 19, 2020
So What’s Next? 🧐🧐🧐
“It’s only gonna get worse,” one Washington insider told https://t.co/0yYFAWzrcJ.#CoronavirusCrisis #CARESAct #CARESActCrisis
— indianz.com (@indianz) April 19, 2020
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Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
White House Office of Management and Budget (Joe Biden Administration)
Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation (Arizona, Navajo Nation)
Oklahoma City Indian Clinic (OKCIC)
Indian Health Service (Department of Health and Human Services)
Navajo Nation Town Hall (Arizona, New Mexico, Utah)
Navajo Nation (Arizona, New Mexico, Utah)
Tribal organizations statement on advance appropriations for Indian Health Service
Indian Health Service Statement on Advance Appropriations (Department of Health and Human Services)
Indian Health Service (Department of Health and Human Services)
Indian Health Service (Department of Health and Human Services)
Navajo Nation (Arizona, New Mexico, Utah)