Fed Up With Deaths, Native Americans Want to Run Their Own Health Care: https://nyti.ms/31jl2gO ">https://nyti.ms/31jl2gO&q... Indian Health Service, which provides care to 2.2M of the nation’s 3.7M American Indians & Alaska Natives, often provides substandard care. #Mustread on how systemic the issues are.
Many Native Americans Can& #39;t Get Clean Water: https://n.pr/2XjSnrx ">https://n.pr/2XjSnrx&q... 58 out of every 1,000 Native American households lack plumbing, compared with 3 out of every 1,000 White people. Unregulated drinking water sources are the greatest public health risk on the Navajo Nation.
Timing is critical: Native Americans warn virus may overwhelm underfunded health services. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/mar/20/coronavirus-outbreak-us-native-americans-health-services">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2... $40m was designated for tribal health & Urban Indian Health Organizations as part of emergency leg, but states received $$ immediately & tribes must go through CDC.
Checkpoints, Curfews, Airlifts: Virus Rips Through Navajo Nation https://nyti.ms/2VaK14O ">https://nyti.ms/2VaK14O&q... The Navajo Nation’s casualty count is eclipsing that of states with much larger populations.
Native American Tribes Sue Treasury Over Stimulus Aid as They Feud Over Funding: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/01/us/politics/coronavirus-native-american-tribes-treasury-stimulus.html?smid=tw-share">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/0...
South Dakota tribe says sovereignty allows checkpoints, won& #39;t comply with SD Gov& #39;s demand to remove coronavirus checkpoints it set up on federal & state highways that run through its reservation. https://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/south-dakota-tribe-says-sovereignty-allows-checkpoints/article_a834e24f-e80d-54f7-a76e-09a9671751d6.html?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter_billingsgazette">https://billingsgazette.com/news/stat...
Missed this: 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">https://www.politico.com/news/2020... Straight up cruelty.
The Navajo Nation has been forced to reinstate lockdowns to shield its people from major coronavirus outbreaks outside the reservation, especially Arizona where cases are surging. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/18/navajo-nation-coronavirus-lockdown-arizona">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2... People often have to travel to neighboring states for basic needs.
1 in 3 Navajo citizens don’t have indoor plumbing, which means they can’t easily wash their hands + increase their risk of exposure each time they venture outside to buy limited supplies of bottled water or haul it home from communal wells. https://www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2020/7/6/21311211/navajo-nation-covid-19-running-water-access">https://www.theverge.com/platform/... Lot here. Oof.
On the legal complications surrounding Native tribes’ ability to impose public health dictates (or any legal authority) on nonmembers, what SCOTUS has said thus far: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/07/tribes-coronavirus-enforcement/614242/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheAtlantic+%28The+Atlantic+-+Master+Feed%29">https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/arc...
Navajo Nation Sees Farming Renaissance During Coronavirus Pandemic: https://www.npr.org/2020/07/28/895735482/navajo-nation-sees-farming-renaissance-during-coronavirus-pandemic?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social">https://www.npr.org/2020/07/2...
https://www.npr.org/2020/07/28/895735482/navajo-nation-sees-farming-renaissance-during-coronavirus-pandemic?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social
Pandemic Highlights Deep-Rooted Problems in Indian Health Service: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/29/us/politics/coronavirus-indian-health-service.html?smid=tw-share">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/2... There’s a lot of stats here that make it abundantly clear how chronically underfunded the system is + the disproportionate impact coronavirus has had on Native folks. A continued gshame.
‘A Devastating Blow’: Virus kills 81 members of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. More than 10% of the Native tribe has had coronavirus, & they’re bracing for a second wave & more devastation. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/08/us/choctaw-indians-coronavirus.html?smid=tw-share">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/0...