On Friday July 17, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will hold a virtual briefing to evaluate the impacts of COVID-19 on Native Americans.
In 2018, the Commission issued Broken Promises: Continuing Federal Funding Shortfall for Native Americans, which addressed the inadequacy of federal funding for Native American programs despite the United States’ trust responsibility to promote tribal self-government, support the general wellbeing of Native American people, tribes and villages, and to protect their land and resources.
The Commission will hear testimony from experts on how the pandemic has impacted Native American communities with respect to healthcare, housing, and infrastructure components such as access to water and broadband, and whether the federal government is meeting its obligations to Native American people in this current crisis.
Panel
• Geoffrey Blackwell, Chief Strategy Officer, AMERIND Risk Management Corporation
Geoffrey Blackwell Testimony | Geoffrey Blackwell Bio
• Chief William Smith, Chairman, National Indian Health Board
William Smith Testimony | William Smith Bio
• Chief Lynn Malerba, Secretary, USET Sovereignty Protection Fund
Lynn Malerba Testimony | Lynn Malerba Bio
• Jonathan Nez, President, Navajo Nation
• Fawn Sharp, President, National Congress of American Indians
Fawn Sharp Testimony | Fawn Sharp Bio
• Francys Crevier, Executive Director, National Council of Urban Indian Health
Francys Crevier Testimony | Francys Crevier Bio
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