COVID-19 Resources for Indigenous Peoples
AZ Tribes and COVID-19 Information
- COVID-19 Tribal Documents (Turtle Talk)Turtle Talk is the leading blog on legal issues in Indian Country.
- Native American Finance Officers Association (NAFOA)NAFOA was established in 1982 and is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. NAFOA's mission is to improve the quality of financial and business management of tribal governments and their business entities. As all tribal casinos have halted operations, NAFOA's Tribal COVID-19 Working Group is advocating with Congressional leaders to provide economic relief to to Indian Country.
- Federal Emergency Relief Spending: How Is It Affecting Tribes and How Are Tribes Responding? (American Indian Policy Institute at ASU)Three major acts of Congress have passed into law this month to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. With each proposal, emergency spending packages grow exponentially larger. This site provides summaries of how the legislation affects tribes and how tribes are responding.
- Coronavirus Resources Center (Natural Resources House.gov site)Chair Raúl M. Grijalva and Democrats in Congress are working hard to ensure that Indian Country, insular territories and other underserved populations can access medical resources to keep people safe and combat the coronavirus pandemic.
- Diné PrideWe have launched the #StrongTogether Campaign with the goal of providing our Indiegnious LGBTQ+ relatives with specific information on COVID-19, opportunities to connect through virtual networking events, and much more. Our duty as an LGBTQ+ serving organization is to step up to support our most vulnerable.
- Frequently Asked Questions: Funeral and Burial Services for American Indians and Alaska NativesAt the request of tribal leaders, federal partners developed this Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) fact sheet to help guide tribes with funeral and burial health and safety. This fact sheet also helps tribes plan for an increase in deaths within a community. Tribes and families practice unique traditions and refer to death in varying ways as they honor those who have passed on. We share this public health guidance with sincere respect for those traditions
Video Statements
Community Awareness
Native C-19 Health Posters - Native Realities has worked with some of the best Indigenous comic artists and graphic designers to bring you a series of COVID-19 Health Propaganda Posters. They are free to download (higher resolution).
Image credit: Office of Navajo Nation President
Image credit: Hodai Son Wo'o Community (Tohono O'odham Nation)
What You Need to Know About Handwashing (Navajo Translation)
COVID-19 - Staying Safe on the Tohono O'odham Nation (Tohono O'odham translation)
ASU Native community
Office of President American Indian Initiatives at ASU
COVID-19: The Resilience of Native Student Leaders (Turning Points Magazine) - The novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, has turned the Spring 2020 semester upside down for many students at Arizona State University. Nearly 55,000 on-campus ASU students have transitioned to the 14,000-plus online classes the week following spring break in mid-March. The global response to this pandemic has sparked the masses to socially distance themselves and their loved ones inside their homes, practice social distancing, and work remotely.
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