COVID-19 in Indian Country
Ahtna Inc., an Alaska Native regional corporation, has submitted a friend of the court brief in the CARES Act lawsuit that’s headed to a showdown in federal court.

The Navajo Nation Office of the President and Vice President FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 22, 2020 76 new cases and one more death related to COVID-19 reported WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — The Navajo Department of Health in coordination with the Navajo Epidemiology Center and the Navajo Area Indian Health Service, reported 76 new cases of COVID-19 and a total […]

The Navajo Nation has joined 10 other tribes in a lawsuit against the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, regarding $8 billion in federal COVID-19 funding. 

The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, Oglala Sioux Tribe and the Rosebud Sioux Tribe are suing the Trump administration over its handling of an $8 billion coronavirus relief fund.

The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, Oglala Sioux Tribe, and the Rosebud Sioux Tribe are among the poorest and most vulnerable Tribal nations in the country

The Alaska Native Village Corporation Association and the ANCSA Regional Association are seeking a voice in the CARES Act lawsuit that's headed to a major showdown in federal court.

As part of their new CARES Act lawsuit, the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, the Oglala Sioux Tribe and the Rosebud Sioux Tribe have filed a sealed motion in federal court.

The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus testing data, showing 1,915 COVID-19 positives in the system.

The federal judge assigned to the tribal #CARESAct lawsuit has scheduled a new hearing in the case in light of the Trump administration's attempts to delay paying Indian Country its share of an $8 billion coronavirus relief fund.

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 Andrew W. Mellon Foundation today announced a $4 million grant to the American Indian College Fund to support college students whose educational progress has been most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Running Strong for American Indian Youth delivered 30,600 pounds of frozen food to the Eagle Butte Food Pantry on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation in South Dakota.

Tribal communities have long looked to their elders to pass along wisdom, customs and traditions, and now, future business leaders from across the nation are banding together in support of their senior members.

The Navajo Nation is extending the closure of government until May 17, 2020, to reduce the spread of COVID-19 on the largest reservation in the United States.

In the face of growing need amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and lack of funding for Native-led nonprofits, Native Voices Rising is pleased to announce the disbursal of $500,000 to 51 Native-led groups.

The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation announced free online distance learning opportunities to meet the needs of those working remotely during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.

The coronavirus is exposing longstanding vulnerabilities that our Alaska Native communities have faced for years.

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.