COVID-19 in Indian Country
The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus testing data, showing 20,579 COVID-19 cases as of July 1, 2020.

As Donald Trump makes his way to Mount Rushmore for the Fourth of July weekend, NDN Collective calls for the closure of the national monument indefinitely, and for the sacred Paha Sapa (Black Hills) to be returned to the Lakota people.

The Indian Health Service is announcing the national expansion of the Community Health Aide Program.

'We must follow the rules and regulations that are attached to the CARES Act Funding or any federal grants or federal financial assistance,' says Chairman Matthew Komalty of the Kiowa Tribe.

'As Senator, I will proudly work with the Navajo community to invest in education, housing, infrastructure and – especially – healthcare,' Democratic candidate Mark Kelly says in releasing a new ad.

The total number of COVID-19 positive cases for the Navajo Nation is 7,669 as of July 2, 2020. More than 5,400 have recovered from the coronavirus on the largest reservation in the United States.