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Suzan Harjo says she’s twice tested positive for coronavirus

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by Christine Trudeau First tested on May 19, prominent Native American rights advocate Suzan Harjo says she’s tested positive for Covid-19Suzan Harjo has recently tested again and came up positive a second time for the coronavirus. Harjo is currently making her way through her second round of quarantine. “I have been reading and writing and […]

White Mountain Apache Tribe is upping strict safety measures as positive Covid-19 cases rise

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by Christine Trudeau The White Mountain Apache Tribe reached 1,259 reported positive COVID-19 cases. The sudden surge, according to Tribal Chairwoman Gwendena Lee-Gatewood, is likely due an increase in testing and contact tracing. The tribe is on stay-at-home orders, with an 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew, and is closed to non-tribal citizens and tribal […]

Native rights organization lists recommendations to fix voting barriers

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The Native American Rights Fund is outlining ways to avoid potential barriers for Native American as the nation prepares for the 2020 election. The recommendations in NARF’s new report take into account safety measures states are considering in light of the coronavirus pandemic. NARF staff attorney Jacqueline DeLeon says an entirely vote-by-mail system would be a big problem in Indian Country. “The way mail works…it’s likely gonna be at a post office through a post office box that you might be sharing with fifteen other people.” Read more here.

Overcoming potential COVID-19 barriers to voting

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by Christine Trudeau The Native American Rights Fund has outlined ways to avoid potential voting barriers as states consider safety options during the COVID-19 pandemic. NARF organizers say any move to an entirely vote-by-mail system would be a big problem for Native voters, with the potential to disenfranchise many. Staff attorney Jacqueline DeLeon says inconsistent […]

Protecting Human Rights and sovereignty during the pandemic

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by Christine Trudeau The Native American Rights Fund and the University of Colorado Law School have teamed up and launched a new online legal resource to help Tribal self-determination efforts during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The new site hosts resources for applying human rights protections through the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous […]

Native domestic abuse line adds service to help survivors during pandemic

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by Christine Trudeau A Native America domestic abuse helpline is offering a new way for survivors to reach out during the pandemic. StrongHearts Native Helpline launched a new online chat function to better assist Native American and Alaska Native people experiencing abuse. As Covid-19 safety restrictions amped up across the country in March, StrongHearts initially […]

Emergency aid for students helps with student housing, utilities and travel

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by Christine Trudeau The American Indian Graduate Center has distributed over  of emergency relief funds for students facing financial distress amid the Covid-19 pandemic. When schools started shutting down back in March, the American Indian Graduate Center began a designated Student Emergency Fund, outside of their initial awarded scholarship dollars. Executive Director Angelique Albert said […]

Friday, April 17, 2020

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A clinic run by the Northern Arapaho Tribe is doing widespread coronavirus testing Navajo Nation’s president urges citizens to take responsibility for controlling the spread of coronavirus The Land O’ Lakes company will no longer use the image of a Native American woman on its packaging

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