Press briefing March 15, 2020

A question on social media: Why are BIE schools within the boundaries of New Mexico still have to report to school both student and staff? Ridiculous! @NNPrezNez @MartinHeinrich @RepDebHaaland @RepTorresSmall @SenatorTomUdall @repbenraylujan — Jay Lewis (@antslew9) March 15, 2020 A question for @BureauIndianEdu @USIndianAffairs and @ASIndianAffairs #Coronavirus #COVDI19 #CoronavirusIndianCountry https://t.co/M6nNdZXeX6 — indianz.com (@indianz) March 16, […]

Crushing Colonialism, an Indigenous media organization founded by journalist Jen Deerinwater, a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, is postponing two events that were to take place in Washington, D.C., on April 25, 2020. “The Three Rs: Realize, Recognize, & Reconciliation” and “Decolonized Beatz” will take place at a later date, the organization said. https://www.crushingcolonialism.org/blog/2020/3/9/realize-recognize-amp-reconciliation-3rs

This is the latest update from the IHS, from March 13, 2020: https://www.ihs.gov/newsroom/announcements/2020-announcements/covid-19-update-as-of-march-13-2020/ A prior update from the IHS was posted on February 24, 2020, and then updated on March 3, 2020: https://www.ihs.gov/newsroom/announcements/2020-announcements/coronavirus-disease-2019/

Broadcast March 13, 2020

Aliyah Chavez from Indian Country Today is keeping track of closures and updates on Google Docs: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1G7qv_Eqfsxa1pIWuhC1iv-SkyhewxFmiVfRh09rGrGk/edit To suggest additions to this list: Tweet @aliyahjchavez or email achavez@indiancountrytoday.com

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