COVID-19 in Indian Country
Oklahoma City Indian Clinic offers new and innovative ways to continue to provide excellent health care to American Indians amid COVID-19.

'Today, tribal communities are experiencing some of the highest rates of infection for COVID-19 in the country,' said Sen. John Hoeven (R-North Dakota), chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs.

The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs will hold an oversight hearing on 'Evaluating the Response and Mitigation to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Native Communities' and a legislative hearing to receive testimony on S.3650, the Coverage for Urban Indian Health Providers Act.

The Federal Communications Commission’s Wireline Competition Bureau approved an additional 77 funding applications for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program, including grants for two urban and rural Indian providers.

The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs meetings at 2:30pm Eastern on July 1, 2020, for an oversight hearing on COVID-19 and a legislative hearing on S. 3650, Coverage for the Urban Indian Health Providers Act.

On June 11, 2020, Executive Director Francys Crevier of the National Council of Urban Indian Health will testify before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies.

Oklahoma City Indian Clinic, a nonprofit clinic providing health and wellness services to American Indians in central Oklahoma, was awarded a grant through the NDN Collective COVID-19 Response Project.

Oklahoma City Indian Clinic (OKCIC), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit clinic providing health and wellness services to American Indians in central Oklahoma, is hiring new positions that provide medical and mental health care during COVID-19.

The National Institutes of Health is inviting Tribal leaders and community members to participate in 'Tribal Consultation on COVID-19 Research' on May 28, 2020.

The Pueblo of Zuni continues to report a growing number of coronavirus cases and deaths within its region of New Mexico.

Oklahoma City Indian Clinic wants to emphasize the necessity of physical distancing during Memorial Day weekend. 

Three semi-trucks of full of much-needed supplies for communities ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic have been delivered to the Navajo Nation. The effort was coordinated by the Phoenix Indian Center in Arizona.

The HEROES Act includes $64 million for urban Indian health organizations.

The Oyate Health Center in Rapid City, South Dakota reported 12 new positive cases of COVID-19 over the past week.

Sen. Martha McSally (R-Arizona) introduced bipartisan legislation to boost health resources for urban Indian health organizations as the COVID-19 pandemic forces many to grapple with financial hardship and even close operations.

The Phoenix Indian Center is collecting donations of much-needed supplies – from diapers and bottled water to medical masks and cleansers – to deliver to the Navajo Nation.

Native peoples with COVID-19 are being severely undercounted.

Oklahoma City Indian Clinic has stepped up to protect the well-being of Oklahomans and reduce the risk of spreading novel coronavirus, or COVID-19.

The state of South Dakota has begun reporting coronavirus data among racial and ethnic lines, with Native Americans accounting for nearly 5 percent of COVID-19 cases.

A new coronavirus relief bill provides $750 million to Indian Country for COVID-19 testing and response.