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WASHINGTON — According to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), less than half of households on tribal lands have access to fixed broadband service. This represents a nearly 27-point gap compared to non-tribal rural areas. This gap only widens when compared to the country-wide average. In 2018, the FCC estimated that 35 percent of Americans living on tribal lands lacked access to broadband services, compared to eight percent of all Americans.
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OMAK & INCHELIUM — As of this print, the five fires that started during a wind event over the long Labor Day Weekend have destroyed over 80 homes and burned over 200,000 acres on the Colville Indian Reservation.
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WASHINGTON — Voting in elections is one the most significant ways to have your voice heard. So if you are not registered to vote, there is still time.
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Savanna’s Act, which addresses the disturbing increase in missing and murdered Native American women by creating new guidelines for responding to such cases, and by incentivizing various law enforcement agencies to implement them.
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The Navajo Nation has been hit among the hardest in the U.S. by Covid-19 cases, at 10,119, and deaths, at 548 out of a population of 173,000. Its response, which controlled the spread of the virus there, was praised on Monday by Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the leader in the nation’s response to Covid-19.
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New Town, N.D. — With a personalized approach, crystal clear messaging and innovative outreach initiatives, the MHA Nation is a model for spreading and sharpening census awareness.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. — A federal judge last Thursday extended an order for the Census Bureau from winding down its enumerating process to get an accurate 2020 census count.
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WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer will be joined by Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) during a live online town hall on Monday, Sept. 21 at 8:45 a.m. - EDT on the Nez-Lizer Facebook page to discuss COVID-19 on the Navajo Nation.
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WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — On Saturday, the Navajo Department of Health, in coordination with the Navajo Epidemiology Center and the Navajo Area Indian Health Service, reported 17 new COVID-19 positive cases for the Navajo Nation and four more deaths. The total number of deaths is now 548 as of Saturday. Reports indicate that 7,230 individuals have recovered from COVID-19 and 101,899 COVID-19 tests have been administered. The total number of positive COVID-19 cases is now 10,107.
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