Indigenous Peoples and Human Rights

May 18, 2020

The New Smallpox Blanket: The Defective Coronavirus Test


The FDA issued an alert about the rapid coronavirus tests that Trump brought to the Navajo Nation at the Native Roundtable. The Indian Health Service has been using the Abbott tests since early April, which are delivering false results, resulting in the spread of the virus.

By Brenda Norrell
Censored News
Updated May 20, 2020

The FDA issued a warning about the Abbott rapid coronavirus tests issuing false results, which results in people believing they do not have the virus when they do. These false tests increase the spread of the virus.

For those who took the Abbott rapid coronavirus test and received a negative result, and are having symptoms, then the CDC recommends you retest. The test has an up to a 50 percent fail rate. This will help decrease the spread.

May 17, 2020

Coronavirus on Navajo Nation: 174 cases in 24 hours, now 140 deaths, May 17, 2020

Photos Navajo President's Office food delivery this week. Photos by Navajo President's Office.



172 new cases of COVID-19, 13 more deaths, and 544 recoveries reported as Navajo Nation continues to test aggressively

By Navajo President Jonathan Nez
Censored News

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Department of Health in coordination with the Navajo Epidemiology Center and the Navajo Area Indian Health Service reported 172 new cases of COVID-19 for the Navajo Nation. The total number of deaths has reached 140 as of Saturday. Preliminary reports from a few health care facilities indicate that approximately 544 individuals have recovered from COVID-19, with more reports still pending.

The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation has reached 3,912. A total of 23,791 COVID-19 tests have been administered with 17,409 negative results. In March, health care experts projected that the Navajo Nation would see its peak in new cases in mid-May.

May 16, 2020

Big Mountain Dineh (Navajos) 'Hopi Partitioned Lands' -- Essential Water by Sheep Dog Nation Rocks





Big Mountain Dineh (Navajos) "Hopi Partitioned Lands" --  Essential Water


By NaBahe SheepDog Keediniihii

May 15, 2020
Sheep Dog Nation Rocks


Good Greetings, Yaa'at'eeh.
President and First Lady, Jonathan and Phefelia Nez
Vice President and Second Lady Myron and Dottie Lizer
Navajo Tribal Council, Counsel, and Chapter Leaders

I was born at Big Mountain and I grew up on those pristine lands. Since I was very young I live the sheepherding and farming cultures, and nearly 85% of our subsistence was land-based like natural farming, raising meat, weaving, hunting, building from local lumber - reused or fresh, and harvesting water and maintaining natural springs. There were also the old health care systems of herbalists and chanter healers. Eventually, at the age of nine, my parents were forced to give me up to the BIA boarding school. Upon graduating from high school, I took advantage of higher education, but the U.S. law of partitioning of our lands came about and I returned back to Big Mountain to help with translation.

Navajo Nation: 108 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, weekend lockdown underway May 16, 2020

05.15.20

'Today, the Nez-Lizer team was hard at work once again as they distributed food, water, protective masks, and other essential items to help 511 families in the communities of Whitehorse Lake, White Rock, Coyote Canyon, and Mexican Springs in New Mexico! Overall, the team has distributed items to over 7,500 families in Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico.' Photo Navajo President's Office.

Navajo Nation: 108 new cases of COVID-19, no additional deaths reported as 57-hour weekend lockdown set to take effect

By Navajo President Jonathan Nez
Censored News

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Department of Health in coordination with the Navajo Epidemiology Center and the Navajo Area Indian Health Service reported 108 new cases of COVID-19 for the Navajo Nation. The total number of deaths remains at 127 as previously reported on Thursday. Preliminary reports from a few health care facilities indicate that approximately 519 individuals have recovered from COVID-19, with more reports still pending. The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation has reached 3,740.
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