COVID-19 Resources for Indigenous Peoples
This page is a starting point for ASU students primarily, and the wider community seeking Indigenous-centric resources and tribal perspectives on COVID-19 (novel coronavirus).
This guide is created by the Labriola Center in collaboration with Indigenous communities. Please check this page often, as Labriola staff will refresh the page as the COVID-19 situation continues to develop in Indigenous communities.
Indigenous-centric resources
- National Indian Health Board (NIHB) COVID-19 Tribal Resource CenterNIHB is pleased to launch its COVID-19 Tribal Resource Center website with tribally-specific coronavirus-related developments, tools and information. The website has COVID-19 community health and advocacy tools, fact sheets, information about Congressional developments, and federal agency and tribal response plans. Tribal leaders, tribal health workers and administrators, tribal community members and advocates for tribal health policy are encouraged to visit the site to share resources with their respective communities and networks.
- National Congress of American IndiansThe National Congress of American Indians established this webpage to provide factual information from trusted sources about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the United States. Check back for updates as the situation changes.
- Indian Health ServiceThe Indian Health Service continues to work closely with our tribal partners and state and local public health officials to coordinate a comprehensive public health response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
- COVID-19 Materials Developed for Tribal UseJohns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health is producing materials related to COVID-19 for tribes to distribute.
- American Indian Policy Institute BlogWelcome to the AIPI Blog. It will be updated regularly with information on how the global crisis regarding COVID-19 is affecting Indian Country. Our goal is to document what is working and what is not for tribal communities.
- National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center COVID-19 Resources (NIWRC)NIWRC recognizes that advocates working in local programs and shelters are facing additional challenges as they seek to continue uninterrupted services for survivors. Their site provides recommendations and resources to support survivors during this transition, including guidance for tribal programs in response to COVID-19 and survivors of sexual violence.
- Northwest Portland Area Indian Health BoardEstablished in 1972, the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board (NPAIHB) is a non-profit tribal advisory organization serving the forty-three federally recognized tribes of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. NPAIHB is developing a new page on their website, Tribal Lessons Learned that will have new content added as the COVID-19 situation develops in Indian Country.
- Indigenous Mutual AidSolidarity and ceremony, not charity.
- Translations 4 Our NationsThe Translations 4 Our Nations org has partnered with Indigenous Peoples, Nations, and organizations to provide medically accurate and culturally relevant COVID-19 info in Indigenous languages across the world.
What is COVID-19?
Important Links
Where can I find Information about spread and prevention?
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- World Health Organization
Where can I find local information (Arizona)?
More information:
- National Institutes of Health
- American Public Health Association : Established in 1872, the American Public Health Association is bringing you the latest science to counteract the "infodemic" of misinformation about COVID-19. Their Public Health Newswire covers the latest science-based news on the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.
- United Nations and COVID-19