COVID-19 in Indian Country
The Trump administration still doesn't know how it's going to distribute an $8 billion coronavirus relief fund to Indian Country, just days before payments are supposed to go out.
The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, the Oglala Sioux Tribe and the Rosebud Sioux Tribe have filed a second CARES Act lawsuit.
The Bureau of Indian Affairs has posted the transcripts from the CARES Act tribal consultation calls.
Indian Country will get its say in the CARES Act lawsuit and the fate of an $8 billion coronavirus relief fund promised to tribal governments.
In another major development, five more tribes have joined the CARES Act lawsuit in order to ensure the $8 billion coronavirus relief fund goes to governments in Indian Country.
Nearly every major inter-tribal organization in the United States is seeking to share their views in the CARES Act lawsuit that's headed for a major showdown in federal court.
A video conference hearing is scheduled in the CARES Act lawsuit as tribal governments await word on on $8 billion coronavirus relief fund.
Six tribal governments — including three from Alaska — are suing the Trump administration in order to prevent Alaska Native corporations from cashing in on the $8 billion coronavirus relief fund. At 5:45 am on April 20, 2020, the tribes asked a federal judge for a preliminary injunction. They want an order directing Secretary of the […]
The National Congress of American Indians is extremely disappointed and disturbed by the release of sensitive CARES Act information submitted by tribes.
Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Tara Sweeney has issued a statement amid growing outrage over her role in an $8 billion coronavirus relief fund.
Six tribal governments -- including three from Alaska -- are suing the Trump administration in order to prevent Alaska Native corporations from cashing in on the $8 billion coronavirus relief fund.
Every major inter-tribal organization, representing all regions of Indian Country in the lower 48, has joined an unprecedented letter calling on the Trump administration to ensure an $8 billion coronavirus relief fund benefits tribal governments as intended by Congress.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is calling on the Trump administration to prevent Alaska Native corporations from receiving a share of the $8 billion coronavirus relief fund.
By law, the Small Business Administration will not be able to issue new coronavirus related loan approvals once the programs experience a lapse in appropriations.
The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe will file an injunction against the Trump administration regarding the $8 billion coronavirus relief fund.
Sen. Tom Udall (D-New Mexico) is telling the Trump administration that non-governmental entities should not receive a share of an $8 billion coronavirus relief fund intended for tribal nations.
Tribes and Alaska Native corporations must submit information by 11:59 PM Eastern, April 17, 2020, in order to secure a share of the $8 billion relief fund.
The Department of the Treasury and the Department of the Interior announced plans for distribution of funding appropriated in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.
Here is the text of the tribal government certification form released by the Department of the Treasury on April 13, 2020.
Some users are having trouble downloading and viewing the CARES Act certification forms that were released by the Department of the Treasury.
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