COVID-19 in Indian Country
Two Indian inmates died of COVID-19 while in federal custody, the Federal Bureau of Prisons said in separate announcements. One was a Lakota woman who had just given birth.
Tribal leaders and their advocates are once again questioning the Trump administration's commitment to their people, with the official who has been working on Indian Country issues being moved out of the White House in the middle of the worst public health crisis in decades.
The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation has reached 1,977 as of April 29, 2020. There's been 62 coronavirus related deaths on the largest reservation in the United States.
Please join Indianz.Com for another LIVE edition of Indian Times with Kevin and Leo at 7:30pm Central on April 29, 2020.
Senator Tom Udall (D-New Mexico), vice chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, requested official reviews into the Trump administration’s handling of COVID-19 relief funding for Tribes.
The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus testing data, showing 3,106 COVID-19 positive cases within the system.
The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians hosted three blood drives to support public health efforts in partnership with The American Red Cross and LifeStream Blood Bank. These three blood drives resulted in the collection of more than 130 units of blood.
Tune-in this Thursday, April 30th at 8PM ET for the Native Americans & Coronavirus Virtual Town Hall co-hosted by the Black Eyed Peas’ Taboo, IllumiNative, NDN Collective and Indian Country Today as part of IllumiNative’s #WarriorUp campaign.
Members of the Navajo Nation Council expressed their congratulations to White House Senior Policy Advisor and Tribal Liaison Tyler Fish on his appointment to the White House Council on Native American Affairs.
Join Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer for a COVID-19 Town Hall Meeting.
The Great Plains Region is one of 12 Bureau of Indian Affairs Regions in the United States, encompassing nearly 25 percent of all Indian land owned by federally recognized tribes.
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