This article completely glares over Indian Country.
"The data also showed several pockets of disparity involving Native American people.”
Seriously, that's all you can say? @NYTimes
"The data also showed several pockets of disparity involving Native American people.”
Seriously, that's all you can say? @NYTimes
If Tribes were counted as states, the five most infected states in the country would all be Tribes, with New York dropping to No. 6, according to a compilation by the @UCLA American Indian Studies Center. nytimes.com/2020/05/30/opi…
Navajo Nation. About 3.5% of the Navajo Nation's population has tested positive for COVID-19. bbc.com/news/world-us-…
White Mountain Apache Tribe. 6.4% of the White Mountain Apache Tribe's population has tested positive. azcentral.com/story/news/loc…
The CDC has turned down tribal epidemiologists’ requests for data that it’s making freely available to states. politico.com/news/2020/06/1…
New analysis from the Montana State Health Department @DPHHSMT shows Native Americans account for less than 7% of Montana’s population but were 36% of reported #COVID19 deaths and 15% of cases. mtpr.org/post/more-one-…
"Are we going to keep getting body bags or are we going to get what we actually need?" a Seattle Indian Health Board official asked. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/n…
Moving past data: Staff members at a New Mexico hospital were instructed to compare expectant mother’s home ZIP codes against a list of Indian reservation ZIP codes maintained by the hospital, known informally as the “Pueblos List.”propublica.org/article/state-…
On issues of sovereignty: @GovKristiNoem + @WhiteHouse have threatened to violate the self-determination compact btwn the federal government and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, which would defund tribal law enforcement and dismantle #COVID19 checkpoints. rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/upd…
On issues of relief: CARES Act funding was not disbursed to Indian Country for over a month due to the reckless actions of @ASIndianAffairs @StevenMnuchin1. Even then, the funds were released piecemeal. indianz.com/News/2020/06/1…
You may ask why you never see this information, or why you're finding out about it so late. Well, all I can say is that organizations like @IndianCountry have done a tremendous work of covering #COVID19 in our communities since day ONE. @najournalists indiancountrytoday.com/news/top-10-st…
