COVID-19 in Indian Country
Two more positive COVID-19 related cases and two additional deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported on the Winnebago Reservation in Nebraska.
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals on June 18, 2020, opened a docket for Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation v. Mnuchin, one of the lawsuits challenging the Trump administration's handling of the $8 billion coronavirus relief fund.
The Northern Cheyenne Tribe so far has received $19,465,503.73 from the CARES Act coronavirus relief fund.
The Indian Health Service updated its coronavirus testing data, showing 15,809 COVID-19 cases as of June 16, 2020.
The Trump administration on June 17, 2020, filed a notice in Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians v. Mnuchin, announcing distribution of an additional $679 million from the coronavirus relief fund.
The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus testing data, though the results show some discrepancies.
The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation on June 15, 2020, filed a notice of appeal in its CARES Act lawsuit against the Trump administration.
A federal judge on June 15, 2020, ordered the Secretary of the Treasury Steve Mnuchin to distribute the remainder of the $8 billion coronavirus relief fund to tribes
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs meetings at 2:30pm Eastern on July 1, 2020, for an oversight hearing on COVID-19 and a legislative hearing on S. 3650, Coverage for the Urban Indian Health Providers Act.
On Thursday, June 18, 2020 at 3:30 p.m. EDT, the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands will hold a virtual, fully remote legislative hearing on U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management bills.
The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus testing data, showing 15,241 COVID-19 positive cases as of June 13, 2020.
The National Indian Gaming Commission is pleased to announce a series of COVID-19 Guidance Outreach calls. Please save the date for the next call on June 18, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern time.
A federal judge will hold a hearing in Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians v. Mnuchin at 9:30am Eastern on June 15, 2020.
The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus testing data, showing 15,085 COVID-19 cases as of June 12, 2020.
The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus testing data, showing 14,464 COVID-19 positive cases as of June 11, 2020.
Secretary of the Treasury Steven T. Mnuchin issued the following statement on the provision of Coronavirus Relief Fund dollars to Native American Tribes.
Senator Kyrsten Sinema called on the Departments of Interior and Education to distribute the already-approved $222 million CARES Act funding to support Bureau of Indian Education Programs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hold a hearing on Tuesday, June 16, 2020, to examine the impacts of COVID-19 on the energy industry.
The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus testing data, showing 14,136 COVID-19 positive cases as of June 10, 2020.
With the coronavirus continuing to ravage tribal communities, a court hearing at 1pm Eastern on June 12, 2020, brings the focus back to one of the most heated and divisive issues in recent Indian Country history.
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