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This article completely glares over Indian Country.
"The data also showed several pockets of disparity involving Native American people.”
Seriously, that's all you can say? @NYTimes https://twitter.com/uche_blackstock/status/1279924504563679234
"The data also showed several pockets of disparity involving Native American people.”
Seriously, that's all you can say? @NYTimes https://twitter.com/uche_blackstock/status/1279924504563679234
If Tribes were counted as states, the five most infected states in the country would all be Tribes, with New York dropping to No. 6, according to a compilation by the @UCLA American Indian Studies Center. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/30/opinion/sunday/coronavirus-native-americans.html
Navajo Nation. About 3.5% of the Navajo Nation's population has tested positive for COVID-19. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52941984
White Mountain Apache Tribe. 6.4% of the White Mountain Apache Tribe's population has tested positive. https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-health/2020/06/09/coronavirus-white-mountain-apache-tribe-surpasses-navajo-nation-covid-19-cases/5329017002/
The CDC has turned down tribal epidemiologists’ requests for data that it’s making freely available to states. https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/11/native-american-coronavirus-data-314527
New analysis from the Montana State Health Department @DPHHSMT shows Native Americans account for less than 7% of Montana’s population but were 36% of reported #COVID19 deaths and 15% of cases. https://www.mtpr.org/post/more-one-third-covid-19-deaths-montana-were-native-americans
"Are we going to keep getting body bags or are we going to get what we actually need?" a Seattle Indian Health Board official asked. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/native-american-health-center-asked-covid-19-supplies-they-got-n1200246
Moving past data: Staff members at a New Mexico hospital were instructed to compare expectant mother’s home ZIP codes against a list of Indian reservation ZIP codes maintained by the hospital, known informally as the “Pueblos List.” https://www.propublica.org/article/state-investigating-hospital-with-coronavirus-policy-that-profiled-pregnant-native-american-mothers-and-separated-them-from-newborns
On issues of sovereignty: @GovKristiNoem + @WhiteHouse have threatened to violate the self-determination compact btwn the federal government and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, which would defund tribal law enforcement and dismantle #COVID19 checkpoints. https://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/update-cheyenne-river-sioux-tribe-sues-federal-government-to-keep-covid-19-checkpoints/article_4667b93d-6dc0-501d-b030-9eaa30518c70.html
On issues of relief: CARES Act funding was not disbursed to Indian Country for over a month due to the reckless actions of @ASIndianAffairs @StevenMnuchin1. Even then, the funds were released piecemeal. https://www.indianz.com/News/2020/06/12/no-can-of-worms-judge-wont-let-trump-adm.asp
You may ask why you never see this information, or why you're finding out about it so late. Well, all I can say is that organizations like @IndianCountry have done a tremendous work of covering #COVID19 in our communities since day ONE. @najournalists https://indiancountrytoday.com/news/top-10-stories-what-indian-country-read-this-past-week-as-of-july-4-2020-pJxoAWDo4Ei5kt6abFs7kA
