COVID-19 in Indian Country
The Navajo Nation Office of the Controller confirmed to the Office of the Speaker that deposits to the Navajo Nation from the Department of the Treasury totaled $714,189,631.47 as of June 26, 2020.
Sen. John Hoeven (R-North Dakota), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and Sen. Tom Udall (D-New Mexico), Vice Chairman, introduced S.4090, bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the Native American Housing Assistance and Self Determination Act (NAHASDA).
Sharing updates for Indian Country from Washington, D.C.
The National Congress of American Indians continues to believe that Congress intended for Title V CARES Act funding to be distributed to Indian tribal governments.
'Alaska has a unique history of tribal self-governance and Native self-determination,' said Alaska Federation of Natives President Julie Kitka.
'The ANCSA Regional Association and Alaska Native Village Corporation Association applaud the D.C. District Court’s Decision to uphold the Alaska Native Regional and Village Corporation’s right to receive much-needed funding from Title V of the CARES Act.'
The Navajo Epidemiology Center presented a COVID-19 situational report to members of the Navajo Nation Council on June 24, 2020.
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The total number of COVID-19 positive cases for the Navajo Nation is 7,469 as of June 28, 2020. More than 5,000 people have recovered from the coronavirus on the largest reservation in the United States.
The Indian Health Service updated its coronavirus testing data, showing 19,005 COVID-19 cases as of June 26, 2020.
The total number of COVID-19 positive cases for the Navajo Nation is 7,414 as of June 27, 2020. More than 5,000 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 7,320 as of June 26, 2020. More than 5,000 have recovered from the coronavirus on the largest reservation in the United States.
The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus testing data, showing 18,760 COVID-19 cases as of June 25, 2020.
A federal judge on June 26, 2020, sided with the Trump administration, holding that Alaska Native corporations are eligible for shares of the $8 billion coronavirus relief fund.
Leaders of the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe have adopted COVID-19 reopening guidelines.
Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer commend the Navajo Nation Council’s passage of Legislation 0116-20, which creates a path forward for the three branches of government to work together to begin using the $600 million in CARES Act funds.
The total number of COVID-19 positive cases for the Navajo Nation is 7,278 as of June 25, 2020. More than 3,800 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 7,157 as of June 24, 2020. About 3,800 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 7,088 as of June 23, 2020. Nearly 3,800 have recovered from the coronavirus on the largest reservation in the United States.
Citing 'unlawful threats' to its sovereignty, the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe on June 23, 2020, sued President Donald J. Trump over coronavirus checkpoints on the reservation.
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