COVID-19 in Indian Country
The Lac Courte Oreilles Health Center has performed 10 Covid-19 tests and is awaiting those results.

Domestic violence victims/survivors are more isolated than ever and feel trapped with their abusers.

The CARES Act provides $8B in critical assistance for tribal governments.

The Naat’áanii Development Corporation expressed disappointment in Navajo President Jonathan Nez’s veto of COVID-19 related legislation.

The whole-of-government response to fighting the COVID-19 pandemic continues.

Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer reported a total of 115 COVID-19 cases on the largest reservation in the U.S.

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians confirmed the first COVID-19 case on its territory.

Chairwoman Gwendena Lee-Gatewood of the White Mountain Apache Tribe announced the first death of one of her citizens.


The Pueblo of Laguna confirmed a COVID-19 case at the Indian Health Service facility that serves the tribe.

Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer reported a dramatic rise in COVID-19 cases.

The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus testing data.

A statement from the Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association about efforts to force Class III gaming compact negotiation during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today said the passage of the CARES Act is a good step forward in the federal government’s ongoing effort to build up health care capacity in historically underserved and at-risk communities, including Native American tribes.

House Assistant Speaker Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) delivered remarks on the House floor in support of the third economic relief package to address the COVID-19 pandemic and support American workers.

House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) spoke on the House Floor on the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

As state and federal directives for ‘social distancing’ continue, Pueblo communities are seeing the onset of a high influx in visitors.

Gov. Kevin Stitt (R-Oklahoma) is citing the COVID-19 pandemic to pressure tribes into negotiating new Class III gaming compacts.

'The Navajo Nation Council recognizes our local chapter leaders as essential partners in ending the spread of COVID-19,' said Speaker Seth Damon.

President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer take action on several resolutions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.