COVID-19 in Indian Country
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 Pokagon Gaming Authority is pleased to announce that all of its Four Winds Casinos locations in Michigan and Indiana will reopen to the public on Monday, June 15 at Noon Eastern Time.

The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over its handling of the $8 billion coronavirus relief fund.

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.

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Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin and Small Business Administration Administrator Jovita Carranza issued a statement following the enactment of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Flexibility Act.

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 total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation has reached 6,020 as of June 7, 2020. More than 2,700 people have recovered from the coronavirus on the largest reservation in the United States.

The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation has reached 5,918 as of June 6, 2020. Nearly 2,700 people have recovered from the coronavirus on the largest reservation in the United States.

The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus testing data, showing 12,930 COVID-19 cases as of June 6, 2020.

The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation has reached 5,808. Nearly 2,600 have recovered from the coronavirus on the largest reservation in the United States.

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.'

Tribes in a lawsuit against the Trump administration are once again calling for the distribution of the money remaining in the $8 billion coronavirus relief fund by an "immediate and definitive date."

On June 5, 2020, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights voted to take up two short-term projects, focused on studying the particular civil rights implications of the coronavirus pandemic.

The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights has agreed to update its 'Broken Promises' report to account for the impact of COVID-19 on Indian Country.

United National Indian Tribal Youth is preparing for the first general session of the upcoming 2020 National UNITY Virtual Conference. There is still time to register for the conference, which kicks off in just three weeks, on June 25.