COVID-19 in Indian Country
According to the CDC, American Indians and Alaska Natives are at a disproportionate risk for complications from COVID-19 which are exacerbated by the lack of resources available for Tribal emergency preparedness programs.
The Trump administration says it has worked 'long hours, including nights and weekends,' in order to distribute the $8 billion coronavirus relief fund promised to tribes more than two months ago.
A hearing in Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation v. Mnuchin takes place via teleconference at 3pm Eastern on June 11, 2020.
The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus testing data, showing 13,806 COVID-19 positive cases as of June 9, 2020.
On June 11, 2020, Executive Director Francys Crevier of the National Council of Urban Indian Health will testify before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies.
The Federal Communications Commission’s Wireline Competition Bureau approved an additional 67 funding applications for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program, including for the Indian Health Center of Santa Clara Valley, in San Jose, California.
Over two months after Congress passed the CARES Act, the Trump administration continues to withhold Indian Education COVID-19 funding to Tribal schools, leaving students without resources for distance learning.
The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus testing data, showing 13,487 COVID-19 cases as of June 8, 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 10, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern time.
The Resources and Development Committee of the Navajo Nation Council voted in favor of Legislation No. 0119-20 to cancel the Navajo Nation Fair, Fourth of July Celebration, Northern Navajo Nation Fair and all other fairs, rodeos and roping events held on the Navajo Nation during 2020.
The Board of Directors of the Navajo Nation Gaming Enterprise approved the extended closure of all Navajo Gaming operations through July 5, 2020.
The Resources and Development Committee of the 24th Navajo Nation Council approved and adopted uniform rules for tribal enterprises to allow access to trust and fee lands for development that no longer require Bureau of Indian Affairs rights-of-way approval.
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, will hold an oversight hearing on June 11, 2020, to gather testimony on the Indian Health Service’s response to COVID-19.
A research paper authored by two Diné College science professors about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and its impact upon Native Americans provides clarification of the transmission and virulence of the virus, the professors say.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is holding its first hearing in the COVID-19 pandemic era.
Secretary of the Treasury Steve Mnuchin will be testifying about Title I of the CARES Act at a U.S. Senate hearing on June 10, 2020.
Oklahoma City Indian Clinic, a nonprofit clinic providing health and wellness services to American Indians in central Oklahoma, was awarded a grant through the NDN Collective COVID-19 Response Project.
The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus testing data, showing 12,930 COVID-19 cases as of June 6, 2020.
The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus testing data, showing 12,422 COVID-19 positive results as of June 4, 2020.
The Department of the Treasury on June 4, 2020, posted a document titled 'Coronavirus Relief Fund: Frequently Asked Questions on Tribal Population.'
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