COVID-19 in Indian Country
It's been a week since the Trump administration began offering $349 billion in coronavirus relief funds and certain tribal gaming entities remain locked out of critical loans.

The safety of our artists, performers, volunteers, and communities are of the utmost importance to us.

Indian Country is seeking over $8 billion in funding for the Indian health system as part of the next coronavirus relief package.

The American Indian College Fund was set to honor 36 first-generation scholarship recipients. Then COVID-19 struck.

For Immediate Release April 9, 2020 Huffman, Case, Cunningham, Graves Advocate for Fisheries Relief in Bipartisan Letter Calls on Commerce Department to Expedite CARES Act Assistance San Rafael, CA ­– Today, Representatives Jared Huffman (D-CA), Ed Case (D-HI), Joe Cunningham (D-SC), and Garret Graves (R-LA) led 35 of their colleagues in a bipartisan letter to […]

Would you like to be on the Hoporenkv Podcast? Hello Tribal Communities,   Due to the COVID-19 we would like to extend our invitation to help spread education in Indian Country. We at the Native Learning Center are here to promote the NAHASDA objectives via podcast. If you would like to share the wonderful things that […]

The Sault Tribe Board of Directors will hold a Special Meeting on Tuesday, April 14, 2020, at the Kewadin Casino in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.

A special session of the 24th Navajo Nation Council will include action on new emergency legislation relating coronavirus (COVID-19) response efforts.

Oklahoma City Indian Clinic offers tips for mental and physical well-being during physical distancing at home.

Native Pride has expanded truck driver giveaways of immune-boosting juices to first responders on the Seneca Nation.

The total number of positive tests for COVID-19 has reached 558 for the Navajo Nation as of April 9, 2020.

The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus testing data, showing 741 COVID-19 cases within the system.

The coronavirus is impacting American Indians and Alaska Natives all over the country, whether they live in reservation, rural or urban settings.

In an 'emergency message,' Governor Anthony Ortiz of the Pueblo of San Felipe confirmed 54 COVID-19 cases within the New Mexico-based tribe.

The Pueblo of Zuni confirmed 24 positive COVID-19 cases, an increase that comes amid widespread testing of tribal citizens.

Lawmakers continue to call on the Small Business Administration to issue updated guidance to allow small tribal gaming enterprises under 500 employees to apply for assistance through the Paycheck Protection Program.

Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer are self-quarantined due to being in close proximity with a first responder who later tested positive for COVID-19.

The District of Columbia continues to report a small but rising number of COVID-19 cases among self-identified Native Americans.

The top leaders on the Navajo Nation are in self-isolation after coming in contact with tribal first responder who has tested positive for the coronavirus.

Sen. Tom Udall (D-New Mexico) issued the following statement after Senate Republicans rejected Senate Democrats’ attempt to pass emergency funding to bolster the CARES Act for small businesses, health care providers, state, local, and Tribal governments.