COVID-19 in Indian Country
Tribes and their communities are finally seeing a decline in COVID-19 cases, more than two years after the arrival of
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A prominent photographer who built a sizable following online with posts featuring Native women and girls is stepping out of the spotlight after survivors came forward with accounts of trauma.
Native people are less likely to have reliable access to adequate wastewater systems than any other population in the country.
Native America Calling will explore what drives people to disrespect irreplaceable Native items and what can be done to prevent it.
The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus data, showing 460,386 COVID-19 cases through April 20, 2022.
The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe reported 29 new positive cases of COVID-19 between April 19-21, 2022. Six active cases are among youth under the age of 18.
The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation is 53,255 as of April 20, 2022. Reports indicate 51,432 coronavirus recoveries on the largest reservation in the United States.
New Mexico is the latest to allow recreational cannabis sales setting up a potential new revenue stream for tribal nations. But there are some legal hurdles.
The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus data, showing 459,937 COVID-19 cases through April 16, 2022.
Please join Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer for another COVID-19 response town hall.
The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation is 53,221 as of April 19, 2022. Reports indicate 51,399 coronavirus recoveries on the largest reservation in the United States.
While the vast majority of cities and states have dropped mask mandates in public places, many tribes remain wary and continue with safety measures.
The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus data, showing 2,178,176 COVID-19 vaccines administered as of April 17, 2022.
The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation is 53,197 as of April 15, 2022. Reports indicate 51,375 coronavirus recoveries on the largest reservation in the United States.
An ambitious showcase of Native talent devolved into controversy and recrimination as performers and vendors were left in the dark about the event.
Native gardeners have taken steps throughout the winter to prepare for the start of the growing season.
Great cities abounded in ancient Native America, including the Spiro Mounds in eastern Oklahoma.
Native America Calling will take a look at Indigenous community planning ideas and discuss the importance of including Indigenous voices and knowledge.
“We are thinking of our Nation as a whole, looking generations ahead to make our communities stronger for future development and that requires investments in basic infrastructure,” said Navajo Nation President Nez.
The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation is 53,179 as of April 13, 2022. Reports indicate 51,358 coronavirus recoveries on the largest reservation in the United States.
A young voice from the Winnebago Tribe spurred big change and helped address anti-LGBTQ actions in the community.
Native students are being honored for academic excellence, community service and leadership at Montana State University.
A new study found that almost half of bald eagles and golden eagles across the United States suffered from chronic lead poisoning.
A new program offers low-income people help paying their water bills.
The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation is 53,150 as of April 12, 2022. Reports indicate 51,357 coronavirus recoveries on the largest reservation in the United States.
A Democratic-led bill to strengthen the policy of tribal consultation has hit a snag on Capitol Hill, leaving some supporters wondering about its future.
For generations, education has been deeply important to the Cherokee people.
Indigenous people across the globe are disproportionately impacted by the effects of climate change.
Leonard Peltier, a prominent American Indian Movement activist, has become a symbol of Indigenous resistance and activism.
Tribal leaders, and Tribal community members are invited to join the AMA to ask any questions they might have about COVID-19 travel guidance or how to travel safely during COVID-19.
Please join Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer for another COVID-19 response town hall.
The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation is 53,134 as of April 11, 2022. Reports indicate 51,335 coronavirus recoveries on the largest reservation in the United States.
Christian churches destroyed the lives of more Lakota boys and girls than they will ever know.
Racist comments from a business owner brought quick responses from the Native community and other establishments on Sioux Nation territory.
Voters in Alaska are facing quite the U.S. Congressional race, with four Native candidates among dozens seeking to represent their state in the nation’s capital.
“Faces From the Interior” at the Joslyn Art Museum in Nebraska features Native perspectives on portraits of their people.
“We need to try and make a difference,” said an elder from the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe approaching his nineties.
“My people, my community, we’ve been targets. But the intention is to grow cannabis here,” said Gov. Craig Quanchello of the Pueblo of Picuris.
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Edith Kanaka’ole was an acclaimed Native Hawaiian composer, chanter, hula dancer and educator.
The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus data, showing 2,172,719 COVID-19 vaccines administered as of April 10, 2022.
The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus data, showing 459,107 COVID-19 cases through April 10, 2022.
The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe reported six new positive cases of COVID-19 for the period ending April 11, 2022.
The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation is 53,120 as of April 8, 2022. Reports indicate 51,314 coronavirus recoveries on the largest reservation in the United States.
Native people have eagerly lined up to get their initial COVID-19 vaccine shots. But booster rates appear to be lagging as the pandemic continues.
On an intuitive and experiential level, the Catholic Church as an institution was an agent of harm. But Pope Francis has avoided saying so.
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is promising reforms after a disproportionate number of inmates died while in custody.
The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe reported 11 new positive cases of COVID-19 on April 7, 2022. One active case is a child under the age of 12.
The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation is 53,112 as of April 7, 2022. Reports indicate 51,314 coronavirus recoveries on the largest reservation in the United States.
Any law or order meant to restrict our freedom to teach and learn is a restriction on freedom.
Indian Country’s economic health is vastly more important than scoring partisan points.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs took testimony from tribal leaders whose communities are in dire need of infrastructure and revenue.
The apology from Pope Francis sought forgiveness for the role the Catholic Church played in atrocities at Native residential schools.
The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe reported 11 new positive cases of COVID-19 on April 4, 2022. One active case is a toddler under the age of 4.
“Nearly one year has passed since the Navajo Nation received the first allocation of ARPA funds and the Navajo people are tired of waiting for the implementation of the funds,” said President Jonathan Nez.
The National Council of Urban Indian Health presented testimony on behalf of urban Indian organizations at two hearings on Capitol Hill.
The Navajo Nation is hosting three American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Hardship and CIB Technical Assistance Drives in April 2022.
The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation is 53,100 as of April 6, 2022. Reports indicate 51,307 coronavirus recoveries on the largest reservation in the United States.
Tens of thousands of Native children suffered abuse at residential schools run by the Catholic Church, all with the compliance of the Canadian government.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds a business meeting to consider five tribal homelands bills.
Representatives of regional tribal organizations present their fiscal year 2023 budget priorities to the House Committee on Appropriations.
Remnants of more than 500 uranium mines on the Navajo Nation have been a threat to residents for decades.
The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation is 53,089 as of April 5, 2022. Reports indicate 51,304 coronavirus recoveries on the largest reservation in the United States.
The nation’s highest court is once again entering a season of significant change with major Indian law cases on the docket and a historic nominee nearing confirmation.
Cherokee Nation is strongest when our people have healthy bodies and minds.
Long before it became the inspiration to build what became Utah’s largest city, the Great Salt Lake was an important place for the Ute, Paiute, Goshute, and Shoshone nations.
“We are seeing consistent low numbers of daily COVID-19 cases on the Navajo Nation thanks to our Navajo people and our frontline warriors,” said President Jonathan Nez.
The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus data, showing 458,279 COVID-19 cases through April 3, 2022.
Please join Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer for another COVID-19 response town hall.
The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation is 53,082 as of April 4, 2022. Reports indicate 51,275 coronavirus recoveries on the largest reservation in the United States.
With one long-overdue legislative achievement under their belts, tribal nations from one of the furthest ends of Indian Country are asking Congress to fully recognize their sovereignty.
Find records from the Santa Fe Indian School in the 1950 Census.
The House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations holds an oversight hearing titled “The Opioid Crisis in Tribal Communities.”
The House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States holds a legislative hearing on three bills of interest in Indian Country.
After a judge dismissed charges of shellfish trafficking on treaty grounds, tribes and treaty rights organizations say the case exemplifies how officials are working to undermine treaty fishing rights and agreements.
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Native graphics and images are at the heart of a new art exhibition at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in New Mexico.
The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation is 53,070 as of April 1, 2022. Reports indicate 51,264 coronavirus recoveries on the largest reservation in the United States.
Native America Calling spends an hour getting the absolute truth from Native comedians and others about what makes things funny.
The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus data, showing 457,859 COVID-19 cases through March 30, 2022.
The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation is 53,046 as of March 31, 2022. Reports indicate 51,226 coronavirus recoveries on the largest reservation in the United States.
The House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States holds a legislative hearing on three bills of interest in Indian Country.
Numbers are hard to come by, but one survey found the number of Indigenous farmworkers in California alone reached 140,000.
The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus data, showing 2,160,968 COVID-19 vaccines administered as of March 28, 2022.
The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation is 53,023 as of March 30, 2022. Reports indicate 51,217 coronavirus recoveries on the largest reservation in the United States.
The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe is calling on the Department of Justice to investigate a business that has banned Native patrons.
Native athletes are well-represented on the wrestling mat at the high school and college levels.
“We must stop being ok, blasé’ and indifferent to keeping American Indians last in health care opportunity,” said Stacy Bohlen of the National Indian Health Board.
The fiscal year 2023 budget proposal includes $9.1 billion in mandatory funding for the Indian Health Service for the first year.
The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation is 52,933 as of March 29, 2022. Reports indicate 51,119 coronavirus recoveries on the largest reservation in the United States.
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California, Idaho and Arizona rank highest among the 37 states with place names deemed derogatory to Native women.
Integrating Native heritage into public education is a goal that’s been ensconced in the Montana Constitution for 50 years.
Native America Calling will take time on Vietnam Veterans Day to honor all those who served.
The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation is 52,918 as of March 28, 2022. Reports indicate 51,124 coronavirus recoveries on the largest reservation in the United States.
The people of the Dakota, Lakota and Nakota nations came together to take a stand against racism and discrimination on their homelands.
Tribal leaders and tribal organizations are rallying in support of a bill that mandates consultation with Indian nations on actions that affect their interests.
It’s that time of the year again. President Joe Biden and his administration have released their fiscal year 2023 budget request.
Our past efforts have been successful, but we still have great need when it comes to secure homes.
Only one week left until NAFOA turns 40!
A series of troubling incidents appears to harken to a time of unchecked discrimination, racism and basic disregard for Native people.
The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus data, showing 457,387 COVID-19 cases through March 27, 2022.
The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation is 52,884 as of March 25, 2022. Reports indicate 51,091 coronavirus recoveries on the largest reservation in the United States.
What’s on The Menu? Join Native America Calling’s resident foodie Andi Murphy to find out!
The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus data, showing 456,571 COVID-19 cases through March 23, 2022.
The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation is 52,860 as of March 24, 2022. Reports indicate 51,085 coronavirus recoveries on the largest reservation in the United States.
Affording the basics is becoming harder every day as inflation continues to creep higher.
The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation is 52,843 as of March 23, 2022. Reports indicate 51,081 coronavirus recoveries on the largest reservation in the United States.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds a legislative hearing on six bills on March 23, 2022.
When those wagons first began their way to break treaties and settle on our territory we were classified as lesser beings and genocide was justified as such.
In the latest episode of Reconciliation Rising, hear from Jordan Dresser, a documentary filmmaker and chairman of the Northern Arapaho Nation.
Tribal communities continue to live with nuclear waste in their backyards while a permanent repository remains in political limbo.
The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation is 52,825 as of March 22, 2022. Reports indicate 51,080 coronavirus recoveries on the largest reservation in the United States.
What’s going on with Lance Tsosie aka Modern Warrior on TikTok?
The poorest of people in all of America refuse to accept one single penny for the theft of the Black Hills.
An issue that I passionately believe in is that every Cherokee woman should feel safe in her community and in her home.
The Cheyenne people, both Northern and Southern, are mourning the passing of a prominent religious and spiritual leader.
Ideally, a national flag is a symbol of pride and devotion to one’s country.
Kim TallBear, a professor specializing in Indigenous rights and genomics, will deliver the 2022 Stegner Lecture at Montana State University.
Community is our priority. Tell us what NAFOA means to you!
Native talent is largely absent from this year’s Oscars, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t some standout work on screens.
The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus data, showing 455,843 COVID-19 cases through March 20, 2022.
Please join Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer for another COVID-19 response town hall.
The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation is 52,822 as of March 21, 2022. Reports indicate 51,063 coronavirus recoveries on the largest reservation in the United States.
Affording the basics is becoming harder every day as inflation continues to creep higher.
The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation is 52,780 as of March 17, 2022. Reports indicate 51,007 coronavirus recoveries on the largest reservation in the United States.
Secretary Deb Haaland, the first Native person to lead the Department of the Interior, discussed equity and inclusion at the SXSW conference.
The Maple Tree (Wahta in Mohawk) is recognized by the Iroquois people as the representative of all trees.
This St. Patrick’s Day, let’s explore the historic links between Ireland and Native nations.
The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation is 52,754 as of March 16, 2022. Reports indicate 51,007 coronavirus recoveries on the largest reservation in the United States.
The Red Lake Nation is making history as the first in Indian Country to win federal approval for its energy development organization.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds an oversight hearing titled “Buy Native American: Federal Support for Native Business Capacity Building and Success.”
The House Committee on Natural Resources has postponed consideration of the Requirements, Expectations, and Standard Procedures for Effective Consultation with Tribes Act.
As Russia works to forcibly annex a neighboring country, it’s instructive to recount the nation’s checkered history among Alaska Natives.
The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus data, showing 2,150,036 COVID-19 vaccines administered as of March 14, 2022.
The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation is 52,732 as of March 15, 2022. Reports indicate 50,976 coronavirus recoveries on the largest reservation in the United States.
Santee Lewis, the executive director of the Navajo Nation Washington Office, announced her departure after three years on the job.
The ongoing invasion of Ukraine has brought expressions of support and solidarity in Indian Country.
The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus data, showing 454,653 COVID-19 cases through March 13, 2022.
The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe reported one new case of COVID-19, bringing the total number of active cases to three as of March 14, 2022. Two of the active cases are youth.
“Though our small business owners continue to power a historic economic recovery under the Biden-Harris Administration, we must continue to do everything in our power to meet our small businesses where they are with resources to ensure they can recover and thrive,” said SBA Administrator Guzman.
Please join Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer for another COVID-19 response town hall.
The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation is 52,712 as of March 14, 2022. Reports indicate 50,909 coronavirus recoveries on the largest reservation in the United States.
A long-overdue update to the Violence Against Women Act is finally becoming law to protect more women, children and elders in tribal communities.
Social workers change lives every day. They serve our people – from newborns to elders – when they most need help.
Tribal leaders are hopeful for more economic development opportunities through long-overdue updates to the Buy Indian Act.
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As this year’s tax filing deadline approaches, millions of people are still waiting for refunds from the IRS from last year.
The Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation will be receiving $8 million to develop long-term care and skilled nursing services and to support cancer treatment.
The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation is 52,695 as of March 11, 2022. Reports indicate 50,799 coronavirus recoveries on the largest reservation in the United States.
It is high time that Indian organizations stand up and truly represent the people they claim to represent.
Joe Biden is a man of vision — he is working to “Restore the Soul of America.”
Sunshine Suzanne Sykes, a citizen of the Navajo Nation, is one step closer to becoming a federal judge.
The Senate Committee on the Judiciary holds an executive business meeting to consider pending nominations on March 10, 2022.
Shinnecock Nation artists feature prominently in an all-Indigenous exhibition in New York.
"The American Rescue Plan Act appropriated a historic $6 billion to the IHS for expanded health care services, lost third party revenue, and pandemic related activities such as delivering vaccines and tests to prevent the spread of COVID-19," said Elizabeth Fowler of Indian Health Service.
The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe reported 10 new COVID-19 cases, including five among children 5 to 11, and one teen between the ages of 12 to 17.
The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus data, showing 454,188 COVID-19 cases through March 9, 2022.
The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation is 52,685 as of March 10, 2022. Reports indicate 50,800 coronavirus recoveries on the largest reservation in the United States.
For several months, the Native community and allies have been conducting a campaign to slow down the development of the East Bank of the Cumberland River that flows through Nashville.
Native athletes, along with their parents and loved ones, are gearing up for important basketball match-ups and tournaments.
The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus data, showing 2,142,638 COVID-19 vaccines administered as of March 7, 2022.
The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation is 52,673 as of March 9, 2022. Reports indicate 50,782 coronavirus recoveries on the largest reservation in the United States.
The federal agency charged with providing health care to more than 2 million American Indians and Alaska Natives has gone without a permanent leader for six of the last seven years.
The $1.5 trillion omnibus will fund Indian Country programs and expand recognition of tribal sovereignty under the Violence Against Women Act.
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case that challenges the Indian Child Welfare Act.
The bill includes $73.4 million for urban Indian health and $6.6 billion for the Indian Health Service.
Please join Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer for another COVID-19 response town hall.
The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation is 52,663 as of March 8, 2022. Reports indicate 50,780 coronavirus recoveries on the largest reservation in the United States.
With funding for Indian Country programs set to run out unless Congress acts, developments are fast-moving on Capitol Hill.
The Dakota Access Pipeline continues to trespass on the territory of the Great Sioux Nation and endanger the lives of our people.
The House Committee on Natural Resources holds a hearing titled “Examining the History of Federal Lands and the Development of Tribal Co-Management.”
The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation is 52,654 as of March 7, 2022. Reports indicate 50,725 coronavirus recoveries on the largest reservation in the United States.
Sunshine Suzanne Sykes, a citizen of the Navajo Nation, is hoping to become the first Native federal judge in the entire state of California.
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Nobody within the Cherokee Nation Reservation should have to live without access to safe, running water.
The dehumanization threatens tribal national existence; without the People, there are no nations.
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The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus data, showing 453,131 COVID-19 cases through March 6, 2022.
The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe reported 27 new cases of COVID-19 in Akwesasne’s southern portion since February 28, 2022.
The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation is 52,591 as of March 4, 2022. Reports indicate 50,601 coronavirus recoveries on the largest reservation in the United States.
President Joe Biden delivered an address that toggled between plans for tackling domestic challenges and reasserting U.S. international leadership.
The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation is 52,546 of March 3, 2022. Reports indicate 50,585 coronavirus recoveries on the largest reservation in the United States.
For more than 150 years, Sequoyah Schools have been a safe place for Cherokee and Native youth to live, learn and grow.
The Moapa Band of Paiute Indians is on a roll when it comes to solar energy on tribal homelands in Nevada.
The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe is rescinding its indoor mask mandate effective March 4, 2022.
The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus data, showing 452,408 COVID-19 cases through March 2, 2022.
Robyn Sunday-Allen, Chief Executive Officer of Oklahoma City Indian Clinic, was recently named Oklahoma’s 2022 Mother of the Year.
The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation is 52,510 as of March 2, 2022. Reports indicate 50,564 coronavirus recoveries on the largest reservation in the United States.
Melissa Isaac, a citizen of the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe, made waves as a guest of First Lady Dr. Jill Biden at the State of the Union.
Myron Lizer, the often controversial vice president of the Navajo Nation who recently declared his ‘love’ for Donald Trump, is running for U.S. Congress.
The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus data, showing 2,135,164 COVID-19 vaccines administered as of February 28, 2022.
The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation is 52,441 as of March 1, 2022. Reports indicate 50,546 coronavirus recoveries on the largest reservation in the United States.
A Democratic-led bill working its way through Congress would extend the federal policy of consultation to people who have recently been asserting an Indian identity.
The fate of the Indian Child Welfare Act is in the hands of the highest court in the land.
Long before it was a national park, Yellowstone was an important place for at least two dozen tribes.
The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus data, showing 450,947 COVID-19 cases through February 27, 2022.
Please join Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer for another COVID-19 response town hall.
The overall total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation is 52,431 as of February 28, 2022. Reports indicate 50,502 coronavirus recoveries on the largest reservation in the United States.
The most prominent “Indigenous” group in New York City is responding to concerns about Regan Loggans, also known as Regan de Loggans.
The Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota, home to a massive amount of natural gas flaring, is battling for regulatory control over this wasteful practice.
A federal appeals court ruled that a Navajo tribal citizen who held his girlfriend while he assaulted her cannot also be convicted of kidnapping.
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