COVID-19 in Indian Country
At a special meeting on May 2, 2020, the Yurok Tribal Council engaged in a detailed dialogue about a local restaurant that opened its doors to sit-down customers.
Small Business Administration Administrator Jovita Carranza announced today that agricultural businesses are now eligible for Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and EIDL Advance programs.
NAFOA is keeping you informed as you adjust to changing times.
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With just a month left before voters go to the polls, Karen Bedonie is looking for ways to boost her struggling Congressional campaign during the worst public health crisis in decades.
President Julian Bear Runner admitted to being arrested this weekend, though he declined to say what charges he is facing as he continues to lead COVID-19 response efforts for the Oglala Sioux Tribe.
Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer are calling on city of Page Mayor Levi Tappen to work together with the Navajo Nation to unite efforts to fight COVID-19, following stereotypical and insensitive comments that were posted on social media by Mayor Tappen.
The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation has reached 2,292 as of May 2, 2020. There have been 73 coronavirus related deaths on the largest reservation in the United States.
U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Jovita Carranza and U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Steven T. Mnuchin issued a statement on the success of the Paycheck Protection Program.
Kewa Pueblo Health Corporation, an entity of Kewa Pueblo, reported 21 COVID-19 positive cases within the tribal community in New Mexico.
McGirt v. Oklahoma, whose outcome affects the Indian Country status of millions of acres in eastern Oklahoma, will be argued May 11, 2020.
The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus testing data, showing 3,607 COVID-19 cases within the system.
Indian Country is still waiting on an $8 billion coronavirus relief fund promised by the U.S. government to help tribes through the COVID-19 pandemic.
White House Email: Dear Tribal Leaders, Officials, and Indian Country Professionals.
The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation has reached 2,307 as of May 2, 2020. There's been 73 coronavirus related deaths on the largest reservation in the United States.
The Yurok Tribe and seven other tribal governments filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia to compel the US Treasury to release the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding that was allotted to 574 indigenous nations.
Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Arizona) of the House Committee on Natural Resources and all five subcommittee chairs wrote to Department of the Interior Inspector General Mark Greenblatt, requesting an investigation of Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Tara Sweeney.
The Trump administration still doesn't know how to distribute $8 billion in coronavirus relief to tribal governments, more than a month after being charged to do so by Congress.
The plaintiffs in Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians v. Mnuchin have filed a motion for a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction and emergency writ of mandamus.
U.S. Senator Tina Smith to Mnuchin: Disburse $8 Billion in Critical COVID-19 Relief to Tribal Governments Immediately Treasury Has Not Distributed Any of This Critical Funding, Which was Secured in CARES Act Over a Month Ago WASHINGTON, D.C. [05/1/20]— U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-Minn.) is urging Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to immediately disburse $8 billion in critical relief funds to […]
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