Stories tagged: "US Tribes"

The funds are part of an $8 billion pandemic relief package promised to the Tribes in late March, and were supposed to be distributed by April 26.

Alicia Barrón June 17, 2020 8:57 am MST

Many Indigenous communities are taking dance, art, stories, food, and song online as a way to come together during pandemic.

Tribes, set to receive $8 billion in COVID-19 relief funding, had delays in payment by more than a week, and 40% of the money is still being withheld.

Associated Press May 13, 2020 2:13 pm MST

Tribes face barriers that include health, education, jobs, and housing -- all of which are exacerbated with the coronavirus pandemic.”

U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta said federally recognized tribes could start receiving COVID-19 relief funding Tuesday, but not Alaska Native corporations.

Associated Press April 28, 2020 8:47 am MST