COVID-19 in Indian Country
Secretary of the Treasury Steven T. Mnuchin issued the following statement on the provision of Coronavirus Relief Fund dollars to Native American Tribes.
Senator Kyrsten Sinema called on the Departments of Interior and Education to distribute the already-approved $222 million CARES Act funding to support Bureau of Indian Education Programs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana was able to donate protective face masks to Tribal elders across the country amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The National Indian Health Board, in a series of advocacy-driven engagements with Members of Congress, outlined for lawmakers a robust and comprehensive list of Tribal health and public health priorities that must be included in the next Coronavirus relief package.
The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hold a hearing on Tuesday, June 16, 2020, to examine the impacts of COVID-19 on the energy industry.
The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus testing data, showing 14,136 COVID-19 positive cases as of June 10, 2020.
Please join Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer for another online town hall on June 12, 2020.
With the coronavirus continuing to ravage tribal communities, a court hearing at 1pm Eastern on June 12, 2020, brings the focus back to one of the most heated and divisive issues in recent Indian Country history.
The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation has reached 6,378 as of June 11, 2020. About 3,000 people have recovered from the coronavirus on the largest reservation in the United States.
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