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MILWAUKEE, Wis. — The big party was supposed to take place in Milwaukee this week. Instead, the Democratic National Convention will be held virtually because of COVID-19 concerns. Among the Democratic National Convention participants, representing 37 different states, 115 are American Indians or Alaska Natives.
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WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – On Sunday, the Navajo Department of Health issued Public Health Emergency Order No. 2020-021, rescinding the "Stay at Home" (shelter-in-place) order and implementing a "Safe at Home" public health order. The order further reinstates the requirements for "drive-in" gatherings, the daily and weekend curfew hours, from 9:00 p.m. (MDT) to 5:00 a.m. (MDT). It also states that the Navajo Nation's roads remain closed to visitors and tourists for the duration of the declared public health emergency.
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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday admitted the stimulus package negotiations are being stalled with Congress over the funding of the United States Postal Service. The president wants to block an emergency infusion of funds to the Postal Service because he is saying, without any justification, mail-in ballots will create a fraudulent election this November.
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WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — With the reported 11 new cases announced on the Navajo Nation, the downward trend is being viewed as a positive direction by Navajo Nation leadership.
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WASHINGTON — With the announcement by the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) that schools will reopen on September 16 in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) and the National Indian Education Association (NIEA) released a joint statement on Friday expressing deep concern regarding the BIE’s reopening plans its schools and the safety and health of all students, teachers, administrators, and community members.
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WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — On Friday, the Navajo Department of Health, in coordination with the Navajo Epidemiology Center and the Navajo Area Indian Health Service, reported 18 new positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation and one more death. The total number of deaths remains 478 as previously reported on Thursday. 6,948 individuals have recovered from COVID-19 and 87,978 COVID-19 tests have been administered. The total number of COVID-19 positive cases is 9,412 and negative tests total 73,735.
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With COVID-19 cases still climbing across Oklahoma, tribes are continuing to take additional mitigation efforts to try to slow the spread.
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SHAWNEE, Okla. — Shane Jett (Cherokee), who is running for the Republican nomination in the Oklahoma state senate district 17, filed a lawsuit this week alleging he was fired by the Citizen Potawatomi Nation (CPN), based in Shawnee, Okla., for voicing his opposition to a city face mask mandate.
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WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — The tremendous contributions of a group of brave young men who went away to fight in World War II are being recognized today — National Navajo Code Talkers Day — on the Navajo Nation.
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