Tribal leaders struggle against 'very slow' allocation of COVID|19 aid

Tribal leaders struggle against 'very slow' allocation of COVID-19 aid

Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez joined other tribal leaders who said Friday that tribes are not getting the coronavirus relief they need.

Tribal leaders struggle against 'very slow' allocation of COVID-19 aid

Phoenix • The Navajo Nation has the country's third-highest rate of COVID-19 infections, but it has had to watch as funds go to less ...

Tribal leaders struggle against 'very slow' allocation of COVID-19 aid

The Navajo Nation has the country's third-highest rate of COVID-19 infections, but it has had to watch as funds go to less hard-hit areas in ...

Delays in COVID-19 relief funds threaten upgrades to tribal health care

Part of the federal funding sent to Native American tribes for COVID-19 relief could be used to build long-sought health infrastructure.

Tribes see progress in COVID-19 fight - Roll Call

Tribal communities have been quick to vaccinate, but the pandemic has highlighted American Indian and Alaska Native health disparities.

Why the Navajo Nation was hit so hard by coronavirus

The COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic of 2019–2020 has incurred astonishing social and economic costs in the United States (US) and worldwide. Native American ...

Native American Tribes Sue Over Coronavirus Stimulus Aid

A dispute among native populations over $8 billion in federal coronavirus relief has delayed aid to tribes that are among the hardest-hit by ...

Despite funds, lawmakers say tribes still shortchanged in COVID-19 ...

Native American tribes have been severely hit by the coronavirus but have received only a fraction of the help they need from the federal ...

Amid coronavirus, tribes say they aren't getting help they need from ...

The health care crisis on reservations around the country is mounting with Navajo Nation, a vast 27000 square miles spanning three states, ...

Supporting Native American Communities During the Coronavirus ...

By Elizabeth Hidalgo. This Comment discusses the South Dakota COVID checkpoints controversy and recommends steps to alleviate the ...

Exclusive: Emergency coronavirus funds for American Indian health ...

The Trump administration has held up $40 million in emergency aid Congress approved earlier this month to help American Indians combat the coronavirus.

Learning from Pandemic Responses Across Indian Country

What's worked to contain the coronavirus and mitigate its impacts in Navajo, Mississippi Choctaw, and other American Indian communities.

Coronavirus aid: Too many strings, not enough relief for tribes

Joaqlin EstusIndian Country Today Tribal leaders are struggling to spend the $8 billion in COVID-19 relief allocated earlier this year by Congress, ...

Tribes, Vaccines, and COVID-19: A Look at Tribal Responses to the ...

FOR DISEASE CONTROL &. PREVENTION (Nov. 5, 2021), https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/covid- data/covidview/index.html ...

Tribal Communities Set to Receive Big New Infusion of Aid

President Biden's $1.9 trillion relief package provides $31 billion for tribal nations and Indigenous people to address longstanding ...

Tribes urge Treasury to disburse coronavirus relief funding

U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta in Washington ruled in favor of the tribes late Monday in their bid to keep Alaska Native corporations from ...

The coronavirus is exacerbating vulnerabilities Native communities ...

Lack of clean water and overcrowding leave Indian Country open to a “perfect storm” of health and economic crises during the pandemic.

Economic Resources for Indigenous Peoples Affected by COVID-19

Given the socio-economic realities of many Indigenous communities in the U.S. – poverty, limited or contaminated resources, health service and ...

II. Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Affairs ...

Majority of Funding through Tribal Government Funding Line to Give Tribes Flexibility to Reprogram. A. Support. Facilitate maximum flexibility for the ...

GAO-23-105473, COVID-19 RELIEF FUNDS: Lessons Learned ...

Agencies used various approaches to provide COVID-19 pandemic relief to tribal entities, tribal members, and American Indian or Alaska Native ...