COVID-19 in Indian Country
Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer commend the U.S. Senate’s approval of S. 886, the Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement Act.

The Pueblo of Laguna has a total of six COVID-19 positive cases on the reservation in New Mexico.

The Yurok Tribal Council recently authorized the distribution of $2 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) funding to help the many Yurok business owners and entrepreneurs that have experienced devastating losses due to the global COVID-19 crisis.

The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation has reached 5,661 as of June 3, 2020. More than 2,000 people have recovered from the coronavirus on the largest reservation in the United States.

The state of New Mexico awarded the Pueblo of Cochiti nearly $2.9 million in emergency funding to bring high-speed Internet to the pueblo to promote social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Extensive new safety precautions will be in place when Desert Diamond Casinos & Entertainment welcomes guests back to all four of its properties on June 5, 2020

The Northern Arapaho Business Council is pleased to announce the receipt of critical federal dollars to modernize critical water infrastructure and help combat the spread of COVID-19 on the Wind River Reservation.

Please join the Navajo Nation on June 3, 2020, for another online town hall hosted by President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer.

On Monday, June 1, 2020, at 12 p.m., Pechanga Resort Casino, located just outside of Temecula, California, reopened to the public.

The Winnebago Reservation now has had a total of forty positive cases of COVID-19. Of those forty, eight individuals have recovered.

The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation has reached 5,479 as of June 1, 2020. More than 1,900 have recovered from the coronavirus on the largest reservation in the United States.

The Cherokee Nation announced a $332 million spending plan to use the tribe’s first portion of an $8 billion set aside in CARES Act funding.

The Pokagon Gaming Authority announced that it is targeting June 15, 2020, to reopen its Four Winds Casino locations in Michigan and Indiana.

Navajo Gaming prepares to reopen all four of its properties by mid-June, including deep cleaning and sanitization of each property.

Sault Tribe government offices are open again! The tribal government is ready to serve its people with safety procedures in place for both its tribal members and team members.

One additional case of COVID-19 has been confirmed within the Pueblo of Laguna. Unfortunately, the case was identified at the Laguna Rainbow Center, an elder care facility.

The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation has reached 5,348 as of May 31, 2020. More than 1,800 have recovered from the coronavirus on the largest reservation in the United States.

Kewa Pueblo, also known as Santo Domingo Pueblo, reported another increase in coronavirus cases within the tribal community in New Mexico.

Another round of coronavirus testing at Ohkay Owingeh has turned up no positive cases of COVID-19.

The Winnebago Reservation now has had a total of thirty-nine positive cases of COVID-19. Of those thirty-nine, eight individuals have recovered.