COVID-19 in Indian Country
Five Red Lake Nation council members, including Chairman Darrell Seki, Sr., volunteered to be the first to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

The Red Lake Nation has 45 active cases of COVID-19 on the reservation in northern Minnesota.
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Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College announced the graduation of 27 students who successfully completed program requirements in the Law Enforcement Skills Training Program during Summer Session 2020.

The Red Lake Nation has established a COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Relief Program to help citizens during the pandemic.

The Federal Communications Commission’s Wireline Competition Bureau approved an additional 77 funding applications for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program, including grants for two urban and rural Indian providers.

Please join Indianz.Com for a live broadcast as we discuss police violence against Native Americans.

The Mystic Lake Casino Hotel and Little Six Casino, owned and operated by the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, are reopening on May 26, 2020.

Rep. Betty McCollum (D-Minnesota) released a statement in response to the Trump administration's plan for distributing $4.8 billion of the $8 billion in coronavirus relief promised to tribal governments.

U.S. Senator Tina Smith to Mnuchin: Disburse $8 Billion  in Critical COVID-19 Relief to Tribal Governments Immediately  Treasury Has Not Distributed Any of This Critical Funding, Which was Secured in CARES Act Over a Month Ago   WASHINGTON, D.C. [05/1/20]— U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-Minn.) is urging Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to immediately disburse $8 billion in critical relief funds to […]

Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, social distancing requirements, and martial law on the reservation, spring commencement at Red Lake Nation College will still go on as scheduled on May 21, 2020, drive-in theater style.

Native Roots Radio and the American Indian Movement St. Paul are pleased to announce a weekly symposium with a panel of guests and special guests every Sunday.

Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minnesota) and Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan voiced concerns over the Trump Administration’s apparent move to send a portion of CARES Act relief intended for Tribal governments to for-profit Alaska Native corporations.

Native Roots Radio and the American Indian Movement St. Paul are pleased to announce a weekly symposium with a panel of guests and special guests every Sunday.

Native Roots Radio is pleased to announce a weekly symposium with a panel of guests and special guests every Sunday.

Chairman Darrell G. Seki, Sr. of the Red Lake Nation declared medical martial law on the reservation on April 1, 2020.

March 23, 2020 PUBLIC NOTICE: THE RED LAKE TRIBAL COUNCIL HEREBY ORDERS COVID-19 PANDEMIC CURFEW FOR THE RED LAKE RESERVATION EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY IN THIRTY DAY INTERVALS TO SAFEGUARD THE HEALTH & SAFETY OF THE RED LAKE BAND MEMBERS. ### Resolution No. 77-2020 imposes a curfew from 10pm to 6am.  

A message about housing and evictions from Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan (D-Minnesota), who lost her older brother to coronavirus. When we ask folks to stay home, they need to have a home — and no one should have to choose between their home and their health. Today @GovTimWalz and I announced we are suspending evictions […]

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota), a former Democratic candidate for president, announced that her husband, John, has contracted coronavirus. “I love him & not being able to be by his side is one of the hardest things about this disease,” Klobuchar said in a post on social media. “So many are going through this & much […]

Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan of Minnesota announced the passing of her older brother, Ron, to the coronavirus on Sunday, March 22, 2020. In a post on social media, she said he was the second COVID-19 death in Tennessee, and was more than just a “statistic.” “I’ll remember a loving, older brother, uncle, father, and husband,” […]

A March 18, 2020, message from Mystic Lake Casino Hotel and Little Six Casino: Dear Guests of Mystic Lake and Little Six, We are currently going through an unprecedented period in our country and across the world, and we have been working diligently to remain ahead of this quickly evolving situation. Our first priority is how […]