by NUNAverse | May 13, 2020 | Daily Media Clips
While Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act) that was introduced in Congress yesterday includes an additional $20 billion for tribal governments, a Federal Court found that the Treasury Department’s delay in disbursing CARES Act...
by NUNAverse | May 12, 2020 | Daily Media Clips
Indian Country Today reports that Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs Tara Sweeney is under investigation for allegations of ethics violations in her role in decision-making on the $8 billion allocated for tribes under the recent COVID-19 relief...
by NUNAverse | May 11, 2020 | Daily Media Clips
As the Trump administration continue to disperse the $8 billion in tribal relief funding from the CARES Act, Indianz.com writes that one of the biggest questions on Indian Country’s mind has been the distribution formula. In South Dakota, the Cheyenne...
by NUNAverse | May 8, 2020 | Daily Media Clips
The Navajo Nation controller’s office announced recently that they have received $600 million from the CARES Act Tribal Relief funds. The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians has begun to talk about relaxing their COVID-19 restrictions, the Guardian reports...
by NUNAverse | May 7, 2020 | Daily Media Clips
A group of more than 55 members of Congress came together to send a letter to Senate leadership urging the inclusion of additional funding for the Indian Health Service, Tribal Health Programs, and Urban Indian Health Organizations in future COVID-19 relief packages....
