COVID-19 in Indian Country
The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation has reached 2,757 as of May 7, 2020. There's been 88 coronavirus related deaths on the largest reservation in the United States.
The Tribal COVID-19 Disaster Assistance Cost Share Relief Act would waive the cost-sharing requirement and grant 100 percent funding for all Indian Tribal governments.
The federal government has distributed about $3.4 billion in long-awaited coronavirus relief funds to tribal nations, following delays that put Trump administration at the center of yet another COVID-19 controversy.
The Department of the Treasury is in the process of distributing a portion of the $8 billion coronavirus relief fund to tribal governments.
The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus testing data, showing 4,614 COVID-19 cases within the system.
The total number of positive COVID-19 cases on the Winnebago Reservation has now reached four as of May 7, 2020.
As tribes continue to battle the Trump administration for the coronavirus relief they were promised by their trustee, is there another CARES Act dispute brewing in America?
The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation has reached 2,654 as of May 6, 2020. There have been 85 coronavirus related deaths on the largest reservation in the United States.
A federal judge is holding a scheduling conference in the CARES Act litigation at 1pm Eastern on May 7, 2020.
The Log Cabin Diner discontinued its dine-in service after receiving letters from the Yurok Tribe and the county ordering the business to immediately address the public health concern.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is calling for more money for tribal, urban Indian and federal Indian health programs to help them recover from significant COVID-19 related losses in revenue.
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Director of Emergency Management Nelson Andrews Jr and FEMA Federal Coordinating Officer Adam Burpee visit a historical Wetu at the tribe’s museum.
We must listen to health experts and educators on how and when to reopen schools, the National Education Association says.
The Navajo Nation Office of the Controller notified the Office of the Speaker that the Navajo Nation has received $600 million in federal CARES Act funding for coronavirus relief efforts.
The membership of Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association voted to cancel its 2020 Conference and Trade Show, in an abundance of caution related to the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic and continuing spread of COVID-19 as a result.
The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians has received $37.2 million from the Coronavirus Relief Fund.
The White House has released three photos from the Native American roundtable that took place on May 5, 2020. The roundtable was held at a plant run by Honeywell International Inc. in Phoenix, Arizona. They show President Donald Tump, Vice President Myron Lizer of the Navajo Nation, Second Lady Dottie Lizer of the Navajo Nation and […]
Don't miss it! The Association of American Indian Physicians is hosting its weekly 'Ask a Native Physician' COVID-19 Town Hall Meeting.
Sen. Mike Rounds (R), Sen. John Thune (R) and Rep. Dusty Johnson (R) will host a joint telephone townhall for South Dakota on Wednesday, May 6, 2020.
The Office of Inspector General at the Department of the Interior on May 5, 2020, released a report titled "Where’s the Money? DOI Use of CARES Act Funds."
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