COVID-19 in Indian Country
Given the profound and disparate impact that COVID-19 has had on Black, Latinx, and Native communities, the SNMA and ANAMS strongly urge federal and state legislators and health departments to take immediate action to combat this disparity in health outcomes.
Arizona senior Senator Kyrsten Sinema urged Congressional leaders to include increased resources for water and sanitation projects for Tribal communities in future coronavirus relief legislation.
The Indian Health Service has added a map to its coronavirus testing data, which currently shows result as of 12pm on May 4, 2020.
The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians has continued to support and care for its many tribal members and team members, keeping pay and essential services in place since the March 23 closure due to COVID-19.
The Federal Communications Commission’s Wireline Competition Bureau approved additional funding for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program, including $954,990 to the Navajo Nation Department of Health.
The Ho-Chunk Nation was notified that it was awarded a multi-million dollar funding from the federal CARES (Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security) Act.
Tribes with homelands in North Dakota will receive approximately $109 million from the coronavirus relief fund, according to Sen. John Hoeven (R-North Dakota).
Transcript of the Native American roundtable with President Donald Trump on May 5, 2020.
Under fire in Indian Country, Congress and the courts, the Trump administration is finally releasing $8 billion in coronavirus relief funds promised to tribal governments over a month ago. But it's not the full amount owed and new hurdles are emerging amid the pandemic's ongoing toll.
The Navajo Nation stands to receive over $600 million from an $8 billion tribal set aside from the Coronavirus Relief Fund established in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) Act.
The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation has reached 2,559 as of May 5, 2020. There have been 79 coronavirus related deaths on the largest reservation in the United States.
A top Interior Department official charged with overseeing the disbursement of direct emergency relief to tribes failed to disclose that she is married to a lobbyist for an Alaska Native Corporation that is asking for relief funding, Western Values Project discovered.
The Department of the Treasury notified the Office of the Speaker that $600 million has been authorized for the Navajo Nation from the first distribution of CARES Act relief funding.
The Trump Administration Is Supporting Indian Country in Response to COVID-19 We will leverage every resource we have to bring safety to our tribal communities, and we will not waver in this mission. – President Donald J. Trump PDF: The Trump Administration Is Supporting Indian Country in Response to COVID-19 Overview: Response and recovery efforts […]
President Trump is working to make sure Native American communities have the support they need to combat the coronavirus.
'I went to the mat for Arizona’s native communities during the Senate’s coronavirus relief negotiations to ensure our tribes receive critical relief dollars amid the ongoing pandemic,' said Sen. Martha McSally (R-Arizona).
Rep. Betty McCollum (D-Minnesota) released a statement in response to the Trump administration's plan for distributing $4.8 billion of the $8 billion in coronavirus relief promised to tribal governments.
Actions by the Treasury Department demonstrate a deep lack of understanding and are contrary to the principles and foundation of our sovereign-to-sovereign diplomatic relationship.
The Department of the Treasury has released a new document regarding distribution of the $8 billion coronavirus relief fund promised to tribal govermnents.
Richard Sneed, the Principal Chief of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, released a statement regarding the distribution of federal Coronavirus relief funds to Native American tribes.
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