CARES Act & COVID-19 Media Clips 05/20/20

Phoenix Indian Center sent three semi-trucks filled with basic household needs to the Navajo Nation, 69 new positive cases of COVID-19 within Navajo Nation were reported on Monday night, and a virus outbreak on the edge of Navajo Nation has overwhelmed the city of...

CARES Act & COVID-19 Media Clips 05/19/20

A report released by Harvard has looked into the US Department of the Treasury’s formula for distributing first-round CARES Act funds to Indian Country. The Harvard researchers found that the Treasury indicated that its formula was intended to allocate relief funds...

CARES Act & COVID-19 Media Clips 05/18/20

Race Counts is conducting a localized analysis on The Los Angeles Times data desk on “How PLACE and RACE are fueling a pandemic” with actively updated tables, graphs, and analysis on how the most vulnerable populations are being impacted by COVID-19. The Navajo Nation...

CARES Act & COVID-19 Media Clips 05/15/20

Despite the Wisconsin Supreme Court voting to end the Governor’s “Safer At Home” order, tribal leadership in Wisconsin are reminding their citizens that tribes have the sovereign right to maintain its Shelter-at-Home declaration and curfew on the reservation. The...

CARES Act & COVID-19 Media Clips 05/14/20

Navajo Nation has extended its state of emergency order and government closures to June 7, as 41 new cases have been confirmed within the reservation. Meanwhile, experts are claiming that the severity of the pandemic in Navajo Nation exposes other issues, such as lack...