COVID-19 in Indian Country
The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus data, showing 761,646 COVID-19 vaccination doses administered as of March 15, 2021.
“I am extremely disappointed that the federal government is going to such lengths to deny Tribal governments their fair share of CARES funding," said Chairman Joseph Rupnick.
The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus data, showing 188,449 COVID-19 cases through March 14, 2021.
Please join Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer for another COVID-19 town hall.
The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation is 29,954 as of March 15, 2021. Reports indicate 16,276 coronavirus recoveries on the largest reservation in the United States.
Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, wants to help Native communities navigate the $31.2 billion in COVID-19 relief authorized by the American Rescue Plan Act.
The American Rescue Plan invests $1.75 billion in American Indian and Alaska Native programs administered through the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs at the Department of the Interior.
The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus data, showing 188,386 COVID-19 cases through March 13, 2021.
The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation is 29,948 as of March 14, 2021. Reports indicate 16,231 coronavirus recoveries on the largest reservation in the United States.
The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus data, showing 188,331 COVID-19 cases through March 12, 2021.
The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation is 29,945 as of March 13, 2021. Reports indicate 16,223 coronavirus recoveries on the largest reservation in the United States.
The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus data, showing 188,250 COVID-19 cases through March 11, 2021.
The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation is 29,930 as of March 12, 2021. Reports indicate 16,223 coronavirus recoveries on the largest reservation in the United States.
“The American Rescue Plan will give the Navajo Nation and all Tribal Nations a fighting chance at ending the spread of the coronavirus among our people sooner rather than later," said Navajo Nation Council Speaker Seth Damon.
The American Rescue Plan Act passed by Congress includes $20 billion for federally-recognized tribes to help mitigate the impacts of the coronavirus.
The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians will hold a vaccination event at the Kewadin Shores Sprung Structure on March 13, 2021.
The Department of the Treasury is hosting two consultations to discuss what to do with the leftover funds promised to tribal governments through the CARES Act.
"A year ago, we were hit with a virus that was met with silence and spread unchecked," President Joe Biden said in an address to the nation.
The American Rescue Plan Act includes $84 million for urban Indian health providers and addresses critical Medicaid coverage.
The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus data, showing 188,017 COVID-19 cases through March 10, 2021.
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