{"id":7279,"date":"2020-07-17T09:42:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-17T13:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/covid19\/?p=7279"},"modified":"2020-07-17T09:47:03","modified_gmt":"2020-07-17T13:47:03","slug":"u-s-commission-on-civil-rights-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/2020\/07\/17\/u-s-commission-on-civil-rights-3\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Commission on Civil Rights"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div class=\"embed-responsive  embed-responsive-16by9\"><div class=\"iframe-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"embed-responsive-item\"   title=\"COVID-19 in Indian Country: The Impact of Federal Broken Promises on Native Americans.\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M_nsQZSuAt4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>\n<p>On Friday July 17, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will hold a virtual briefing to evaluate the impacts of COVID-19 on Native Americans.<\/p>\n<p>In 2018, the Commission issued <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usccr.gov\/pubs\/2018\/12-20-Broken-Promises.pdf\">Broken Promises: Continuing Federal Funding Shortfall for Native Americans<\/a>, which addressed the inadequacy of federal funding for Native American programs despite the United States\u2019 trust responsibility to promote tribal self-government, support the general wellbeing of Native American people, tribes and villages, and to protect their land and resources.<\/p>\n<p>The Commission will hear testimony from experts on how the pandemic has impacted Native American communities with respect to healthcare, housing, and infrastructure components such as access to water and broadband, and whether the federal government is meeting its obligations to Native American people in this current crisis.<\/p>\n<h6 class=\"h4-responsive\">Panel<\/h6>\n<p>\u2022 Geoffrey Blackwell, Chief Strategy Officer, AMERIND Risk Management Corporation<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Geoffrey-Blackwell-Testimony.pdf\">Geoffrey Blackwell Testimony<\/a>\u00a0| <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Geoffrey-Blackwell-Bio.pdf\">Geoffrey Blackwell Bio<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Chief William Smith, Chairman, National Indian Health Board<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/William-Smith-Testimony.pdf\">William Smith Testimony<\/a>\u00a0 | <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/William-Smith-Bio.pdf\">William Smith Bio<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Chief Lynn Malerba, Secretary, USET Sovereignty Protection Fund<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Lynn-Malerba-Testimony.pdf\">Lynn Malerba Testimony<\/a>\u00a0| <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Lynn-Malerba-Bio.pdf\">Lynn Malerba Bio<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Jonathan Nez, President, Navajo Nation<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Jonathan-Nez-Testimony.pdf\">Jonathan Nez Testimony<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Fawn Sharp, President, National Congress of American Indians<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Fawn-Sharp-Testimony.pdf\">Fawn Sharp Testimony<\/a>\u00a0| \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Fawn-Sharp-Bio.pdf\">Fawn Sharp Bio<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Francys Crevier, Executive Director, National Council of Urban Indian Health<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Francys-Crevier-Testimony.pdf\">Francys Crevier Testimony<\/a>\u00a0| <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Francys-Crevier-Bio.pdf\">Francys Crevier Bio<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"h4-responsive\">Commission Documents<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usccr.gov\/files\/2020-07-16-Media-Advisory-COVID19.pdf\">Media Advisory<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usccr.gov\/files\/2020-07-08-Sunshine-Act-Meeting-Notice.pdf\">Sunshine Act Meeting Notice<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights is hearing from experts on how the #COVID19 pandemic has impacted Native American 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