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WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Cases of COVID-19 on the Navajo Nation surged past 2,000 on Thursday with 164 new cases of COVID-19. The total number of positive COVID-19 cases has reached 2,141.
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While the country hunkers down during the pandemic, artists across the nation are continuing to create.
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EAGLE BUTTE, S.D. — Well, now that you mention it, let’s talk about closed roads.
That seems to be the message today from Cheyenne River Indian Reservation Chairman Harold Frazier to the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
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A town hall discussion on the pandemic’s impact on Native communities and tribal government happens tonight at 8 p.m. EST.
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SANTA FE, N.M. — U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.), vice chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, on Wednesday sent a letter to formally request official reviews by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) for both the Department of the Treasury and the Department of the Interior into concerns raised by tribal governments related to the Trump administration’s handling of COVID-19 relief funding for tribes.
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WASHINGTON — As of Wednesday night, the U.S. Department of Treasury has not released any of the $8 billion allocated to tribes in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funds that were to be distributed to American Indian tribes “not later than 30 days” after March 26, 2020.
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WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — There 104 new cases of COVID-19 reported for the Navajo Nation and a total of 62 deaths as of Wednesday.
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FORT WORTH, Texas — The first federal female inmate to die from the coronavirus passed away yesterday, according to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons (BOP). She was identified as Andrea Circle Bear, 30, who was a tribal citizen of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe.
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LOS ANGELES — The need for more Native Americans working in the television industry doesn’t only include actors working in front of the cameras, but also the behind-the-camera talent. The Barcid Foundation, a Native American arts organization, announced its selections for the 1st annual Native American Showrunner Program, a nine-month intensive mentoring program for television showrunners [lead producers] and series creators, as well as emerging Native American writers.
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