COVID-19 in Indian Country
Gathering of Nations Radio will feature songs from Pueblo tribes throughout the summer as the coronavirus continues to impact their communities in New Mexico.
According to the CDC, American Indians and Alaska Natives are at a disproportionate risk for complications from COVID-19 which are exacerbated by the lack of resources available for Tribal emergency preparedness programs.
The Trump administration says it has worked 'long hours, including nights and weekends,' in order to distribute the $8 billion coronavirus relief fund promised to tribes more than two months ago.
A hearing in Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation v. Mnuchin takes place via teleconference at 3pm Eastern on June 11, 2020.
The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus testing data, showing 13,806 COVID-19 positive cases as of June 9, 2020.
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.
The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation has reached 6,275 as of June 10, 2020, Nearly 3,000 have recovered from the coronavirus on the largest reservation in the United States.
The Federal Communications Commission’s Wireline Competition Bureau approved an additional 67 funding applications for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program, including for the Indian Health Center of Santa Clara Valley, in San Jose, California.
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