COVID-19 in Indian Country
The Native American Relief Fund distributed $575,000 on May 22, 2020, to support COVID-19 response and relief efforts in tribal communities in New Mexico.

Kewadin Casinos has made the decision to extend the temporary closure of all five casino properties and attached hotels in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula until June 12, 2020.

Key lawmakers are calling for transparency from the Trump administration after tribes raised significant concerns about their shares of the $8 billion coronavirus relief fund.

The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus testing data, showing 9,942 COVID-19 positive cases as of May 27, 2020.

Rep. Ben Ray Luján (D-New Mexico) spoke on the House floor condemning the $3 million contract that the Trump administration awarded to a former White House staffer who delivered substandard personal protective equipment to Indian Health Service hospitals serving the Navajo Nation.

Please join the Navajo Nation for another online town hall hosted by President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer.

The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation has reached 5,044. More than 1,700 have recovered from the coronavirus on the largest reservation in the United States.