A line forms outside of a supermarket in Washington, D.C. Photo by Indianz.Com (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
The District of Columbia continues to report a steady rise in COVID-19 cases among self-identified American Indians and Alaska Natives.
As of April 29, 2020, 13 Native Americans tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. The numbers accounts for less than 1 percent of the total cases in the nation’s capital, the data shows.
According to the data, no Native Americans have died from the coronavirus in Washington, D.C.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, about 1,900 people in the District of Columbia identify as American Indian or Alaska Native. Many are employees of the federal government — the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the National Indian Gaming Commission are headquartered in D.C. Others are employed in the legal field and with several inter-tribal organizations.
The District of Columbia is located in the homelands of the Nacotchtank and the Piscataway peoples.
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