Native Americans and Coronavirus Virtual Town Hall

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Posted: April 29, 2020

Tune-in this Thursday, April 30th at 8PM ET for the Native Americans & Coronavirus Virtual Town Hall co-hosted by the Black Eyed Peas’ Taboo, IllumiNative, NDN Collective and Indian Country Today as part of IllumiNative’s #WarriorUp campaign. Moderated by Indian Country Today’s Mark Trahant, this live virtual event will include important discussions of the impact of COVID-19 on Native communities and tribal governments.

Panelists include:

Billy Ray Cyrus, Country Music Hall of Fame singer-songwriter
Piper Perabo, Actress and director
Notah Begay III, PGA award winning golfer and announcer
Minnesota Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan
Congresswoman Debra Haaland (NM-1st District)
Congresswoman Sharice Davids (KS-3rd District)
Monica Ramirez, Civil rights activist and co-founder of the Latinx House
Crystal Echo Hawk, IllumiNative Executive Director
President Nez, Navajo Nation
Abigail Echo-Hawk, Urban Indian Health Institute
Donald Warne, Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion & Indians Into Medicine, University of North Dakota
Dr. Dakotah Lane, Lummi Tribe
Chief Richard Sneed, Eastern Band Cherokee
Fawn Sharp, President, National Congress of American Indians
Dwayne Proctor, Senior Program Advisor & Advisor to the President of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Nick Tilsen, CEO, NDN Collective
Allie Young, Protecting the Sacred
Judith LeBlanc, Native Organizers Alliance
Jodi Archambault, Wend Collective
Nick Tilsen, NDN Collective

The Town Hall will livestream on Taboo’s YouTube channel as well as on each of the partners’ respective Facebook pages to unite Indian Country and allies against COVID-19. Spotlighting economic and healthcare issues, Native leaders, legislators, influencers, and advocates will explore how the pandemic is exacerbating disparities and inequalities affecting not only Native Americans but all communities of color. Under these unprecedented circumstances, this town hall brings together Native voices and allies to overcome these disparities and showcase the resiliency of a unified community. Studies show that 78% of Americans know little to nothing about Native peoples, which is critical when these numbers are translated directly into emergency funding during times of crises like the current pandemic.