COVID-19 in Indian Country
The Trump administration will be delaying payments from the second round of the $8 billion coronavirus relief fund that was promised to tribes more than two months ago.

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Harrah’s Cherokee Casinos announced that it will open to the public at 6am on May 28, 2020, in accordance with directives from the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.

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

The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation has reached 4,842 as of May 26, 2020. nearly 1,600 have recovered from the coronavirus on the largest reservation in the United States.

As ordered by a federal judge, the Trump administration submitted a status report about its efforts to distribute the rest of the $8 billion coronavirus relief fund promised to tribal governments. It's not going so well.

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The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation has reached 4,689. About 1,400 have recovered from the coronavirus on the largest reservation in the United States.

The pro-DAPL governor of North Dakota made national news for a COVID-19 press conference in which he pleaded for civility.

'The Navajo Nation is facing the worst coronavirus outbreak in the country, Navajo leaders are doing everything in their power to take care of their community, and the federal government continues to fail them,' U.S. Senate candidate Mark Kelly said.

On May 20, 2020, five Indian Country organizations called for the resignation of Tara Sweeney as the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs.

The free screening of Fukry by Blackhorse Lowe promotes giving to COVID-19 relief efforts in Navajo and Pueblo communities.

First Kristi Noem made a legal threat. Now the Republican governor of South Dakota is asking Donald Trump for help in taking down coronavirus checkpoints on two reservations.

The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus testing data, showing 7,244 COVID-19 positive cases within the system.

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Watch a replay of the historic U.S. Supreme Court oral argument in McGirt v. Oklahoma.

The Northern Arapaho Tribe received $19 million from the CARES Act federal relief package. The funding will help maintain critical operations for tribal citizens.

What does this mean for tribal sovereignty and is Gov. Noem using this to increase her profile on the national stage?

NDN Collective stands in unwavering solidarity with the Oglala Sioux Tribe and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe in their efforts to protect their people and to assert their rights as sovereign Nations during the COVID-19 pandemic.