Babaamaajimowinan (Telling of news in different places)
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A recent CDC report estimates Native Americans and Alaskan Natives are 3.5 times more likely to get COVID-19 than white people, and those under 18 are more likely to test positive. This report is the first time the federal government has released hard numbers on the coronavirus in tribal nations, but it is most notable for what it does not say about how the virus is affecting Native Americans and Alaskan Natives. And some scientists believe that the CDC's current numbers are an underestimate....
In the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, there was great concern about the potential impact the virus might have on Native American tribes in Minnesota. Now, a little more than six months since the state registered its first case of COVID-19, tribal nations in Minnesota are measured in their optimism about the effects of their efforts to manage the pandemic - but looking cautiously ahead to what health officials warn will be a difficult fall and winter. The locations of most reservations...
A family of seven from York Factory First Nation in northern Manitoba has tested positive for COVID-19 — after a trip to Winnipeg. The cases are the first in the community, about 700 kilometres north of Winnipeg, said Chief Leroy Constant. He told CBC News he first learned of the rapid test results on Thursday and the Cadham Provincial Lab confirmed the positive results Sunday. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/york-landing-first-nation-covid-19-1.5741271...
PHOENIX (AP) - The Navajo Nation is not letting go of a fight against what it says are illegal hemp farms cultivated through immigrant labor. A member of the tribe and head of the operation, Dineh Benally says his business partnership with a Las Vegas dispensary has provided dozens of jobs on the vast reservation that includes parts of New Mexico, Arizona and Utah. A New Mexico judge, however, approved last week a temporary restraining order keeping Benally from running the Shiprock area farms,...
KESHENA (WLUK) -- The Menominee Indian Tribe says the coronavirus is running rampant on the reservation with health care facilities are being pushed beyond capacity. The tribe said Monday area ERs and hospital floors are at capacity, caring for COVID-19 patients. In a Facebook post, the tribe provided some updates on testing and dispelled rumors that the flu has started. Officials say there are no documented cases of influenza at this time and if you have flu-like symptoms, you have COVID-19 until proven otherwise. https://f...
PINE RIDGE, S.D. (KELO) — Due to the number of tribal building staff that have been exposed or tested positive for COVID-19, the Oglala Sioux Tribe Tribal Building has been closed starting Monday. This comes in a statement from the office of the President of the Oglala Sioux Tribe. Employees will enter a 14 day quarantine. Testing will be provided for employees at the back of the Tribal Building at 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Monday. Sunday’s update from the South Dakota Department of Health shows a total of 281 positive coronavirus cases with 206...
Two First Nations in northern B.C. confirmed 27 new cases of COVID-19 last week, and reported the death of an elder due to the disease. Aileen Prince, chief of the Nak'azdli Whut'en First Nation near Fort St. James, confirmed 13 active cases on Friday, nearly double the number of active cases from the previous week. On the same day, the Witset First Nation near Smithers confirmed 14 new cases. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/covid19-surge-northwestern-interior-bc-first-nations-1.5742277...
A prominent Arctic research mission is coming under fire for a dress code policy that has highlighted concerns about systemic sexism in the polar sciences. The MOSAiC expedition, an international research mission led by Germany's Alfred-Wegener-Institut, had polar researchers navigating Arctic sea ice for a full year collecting data about the Arctic climate and climate change. But shortly after the journey began, women on board a support vessel for the mission, the Akademik Fedorov, were told they could not dress in tight-fitting clothing due...
