COVID-19 in Indian Country
Diné College, the first tribally-controlled institution of higher learning in the U.S., recently enacted a 50 percent tuition discount for students — new, returning, continuing, and transferring — who enroll for the Fall 2020 semester.

The Healing Indigenous Lives Initiative is hosting four virtual sessions to support and enhance Native youth engagement, coordination, and action related to public safety issues, with a focus on juvenile justice and delinquency prevention in Indian country.

Since late last month, United National Indian Youth, Inc. (UNITY) has connected with Native American and Alaska Native youth in a way no one imagined.

The total number of COVID-19 positive cases for the Navajo Nation is 8,684 as of July 22, 2020. More than 6,400 have recovered from the coronavirus on the largest reservation in the United States.

Based on the recommendations of health care experts and data showing increases in COVID-19 cases in states and nearby cities, the Navajo Nation’s state of emergency and closure of government offices and entities has been extended.

The Wind River Inter-Tribal Council has decided to keep its existing stay-at-home order temporarily in place due to coronavirus concerns and rising case counts in Wyoming.

Robyn Sunday-Allen, National Council of Urban Indian Health Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of the Oklahoma City Indian Clinic, will testify before the House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.

The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus data, showing 27,907 COVID-19 cases as of July 20, 2020.

The total number of COVID-19 positive cases for the Navajo Nation is 8,639 as of July 21, 2020. More than 6,400 have recovered from the coronavirus on the largest reservation in the United States.

The National Tribal Broadband Summit is going virtual this year due to COVID-19.

The National American Indian Court Judges Association is taking its annual National Tribal Judicial and Court Personnel Conference to a virtual platform on October 20-23, 2020.

The Winnebago Tribe reported another COVID-19 positive case after going two weeks without new cases.

The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus data, showing 27,233 COVID-19 cases as of July 19, 2020.

The total number of COVID-19 positive cases for the Navajo Nation is 8,617 as of July 20, 2020. Nearly 6,400 have recovered from the coronavirus on the largest reservation in the United States.

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The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus data, showing 26,866 COVID-19 cases as of July 18, 2020.

The total number of COVID-19 positive cases for the Navajo Nation is 8,593 as of July 19, 2020. Nearly 6,400 have recovered from the coronavirus on the largest reservation in the United States.

The total number of COVID-19 positive cases for the Navajo Nation is 8,568 as of July 18, 2020. More than 6,300 have recovered from the coronavirus on the largest reservation in the United States.

The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus testing data, showing 26,727 COVID-19 cases as of July 17, 2020.