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  • Public Health Officials Worry About Likely Surge Of Cases In Navajo Nation; Detroit Police Force Hit 'Overwhelmingly' Hard

    Apr 21, 2020

    Media outlets report on news from Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, Michigan, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, California, Washington, Rhode Island, District of Columbia, Georgia, Florida, Colorado, Nevada, Texas, Illinois, Oklahoma, Montana, and Louisiana. NBC News: Coronavirus Batters The Navajo Nation, And It's About To Get Worse On March 17, when the Navajo Nation saw its first COVID-19 case, the reservation's limited health facilities sprang into action. "We basically changed our hospital from an acute care hospital and an ambulatory care...

  • Deborah Smith remains chief after physical distancing election in Brokenhead Ojibway Nation

    Apr 21, 2020

    The COVID-19 pandemic did not stop voters in Brokenhead Ojibway Nation from casting votes in the band election on Saturday. Chief Deborah Smith was re-elected to lead Brokenhead Ojibway Nation for a two-year term, alongside four councillors. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/chief-deborah-smith-elected-brokenhead-1.5538012...

  • Mississippi Choctaw Chief Has COVID-19, Urges Precautions

    Apr 21, 2020

    JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The chief of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians says he has tested positive for COVID-19, which the Mississippi Free Press reported on Saturday, and he is urging people to follow advice of health professionals to try to slow the spread of the highly contagious new coronavirus. Chief Cyrus Ben said in a video posted to the tribe's Facebook page on Saturday that he had not experienced any symptoms. He said he is quarantined with his family and is continuing to work...

  • Coronavirus Batters the Navajo Nation, and It's About to Get Worse

    Apr 21, 2020

    A month after the Navajo Nation, which stretches across parts of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah, saw its first confirmed case of the coronavirus, the tribe has reached a grim milestone. At least 1,197 Navajo residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, while 44 have died, NBC News reports. The Navajo Nation has a per capita infection rate 10 times higher than that of neighboring Arizona and the third-highest infection rate in the country behind those of New York and New Jersey....