Updates
- The Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act was passed by the House of Representatives and is awaiting action in the Senate. If passed, HEROES would provide $20 billion to assist tribal governments mitigate the fiscal impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, among other resources for Native communities.
- Indian Health Service Director Michael Weahkee announces funding distributions under the CARES Act.
Resources: Tribal Organizations
- National Congress of American Indians: COVID-19 Resources for Indian Country
- National Congress of American Indians: Virtual Event Archive
- National Council of Urban Indian Health: Coronavirus Resource Center
- Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative: COVID-19 Resource Library
- National Indian Health Board: COVID-19 Tribal Resource Center
- Turtle Talk: COVID-19 Tribal Documents
Resources: Federal Government
- Bureau of Indian Affairs: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Outbreak
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: DC’s Social Distancing for Tribal Communities with Local COVID-19 Transmission
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Fact sheet to help guide tribes with funeral and burial health and safety https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/tribal/faq-burial-practice.html
- HUD Office of Native American Programs: COVID-19 Recovery Programs
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