COVID-19 in Indian Country
Recently, the Mescalero Apache Tribe received $13.5 million to address the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
There is a recent media release, in which a breakdown was provided of positive COVID-19 cases by Tribal Affiliation in New Mexico. Upon reviewing the media release it was found to be inaccurate,
Please join the Navajo Nation for another online town hall hosted by President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer.
The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation has reached 3,392, many of whom have recovered or are in the process of recovering from the coronavirus on the largest reservation in the United States.
White House Council on Native American Affairs Executive Director Tyler Fish and members of the Navajo Nation Council hosted a discussion with Navajo Nation Chapters on the federal government’s Native American affairs initiatives and its latest response to COVID-19.
The Early Childhood Education and Care Department has partnered with the Indian Affairs Department to distribute infant packages to Native communities across New Mexico.
Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer thank everyone who coordinated efforts to provide bags of cat and dog food to help Navajo families during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation has reached 3,245, many of whom have recovered or are in the process of recovering on the largest reservation in the United States.
Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer updated their people on plans for $600 million in coronavirus relief received by the tribe under the CARES Act.
U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) announced that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Wireline Competition Bureau approved $954,990 to the Navajo Nation Department of Health for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program
The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation has reached 3,204, many of whom have recovered or are in the process of recovering on the largest reservation in the United States.
The Trump administration's botched handling of the $8 billion coronavirus relief fund is under investigation by internal watchdogs at both the Department of the Interior and the Department of the Treasury.
As of May 10, 2020, the total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation has reached 3,122, many of whom have recovered or are in the process of recovering.
Navajo Nation medical facilities have received protective face shields from Ellen DeGeneres and Portia De Rossi’s company General Public.
Essential staff from the Navajo Division of Transportation delivered water, food and cleaning supplies to chapters across the Navajo Nation in support of the Office of the President and Vice President’s distribution and relief efforts.
'We continue to work alongside our partner agencies and work to create new partnerships to efficiently expedite the delivery of essential resources to our tribal communities,' said New Mexico Indian Affairs Department Cabinet Secretary Lynn Trujillo.
Legislation to lay the groundwork for the Navajo Nation’s expenditure of more than $600 million in federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding was introduced in the Navajo Nation Council.
'On this Mother’s Day, we are all asked to stay home and to follow the CDC’s guidelines for preventing the spread of COVID-19. We still recognize and honor our mothers for their strength during this critical time.'
The New Mexico Indian Affairs Department has partnered with the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center Pueblo Relief Fund, and The Setter Group to procure and deliver essential supplies to our Nations, Tribes, and Pueblos.
The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation has reached 2,973 as of May 9, 2020. There's been 98 coronavirus related deaths on the largest reservation in the United States.
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