Lawsuit filed for information on substandard masks IHS purchased from former White House chief of staff

Indian Health Service purchased 1 million substandard surgical masks from a former White House chief of staff, and now won't respond to a freedom of information request

By Brenda Norrell

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A lawsuit has been filed to obtain the records related to the substandard surgical masks that were purchased by Indian Health Service from a former White House chief of staff.

Indian Health Service failed to respond to a Freedom of Information request for records from Judicial Watch, which has now filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for the records.

US Supreme Court upholds jurisdiction to protect Native women

US Supreme Court upholds jurisdiction to protect Native women

StrongHearts Native Helpline Staff

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Legal experts are calling McGirt v. Oklahoma (McGirt) the most significant Federal Indian Law case of the century. On July 9, the Supreme Court’s McGirt decision upheld the treaty affirmed reservation borders of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation.

The ruling upended previously held legal opinions that jurisdiction over major crimes transferred from federal courts to state courts. Further, that jurisdiction in fact belongs to a federal or tribal court. 

Mohawk Nation News 'The Time of the Black Serpent is Now!'

Mohawk Nation News
August 8, 2020

This rotinoshonni [iroquois] story was told at the POUNDMAKER INDIGENOUS PERFORMANCE FESTIVAL in Saskatchewan on August 6, 2020. THE VIDEO:

Navajos desperate for food and water. Navajo Council wants $24 million of virus relief funds for casinos.

Navajos desperate for water are finding water tanks and windmills broken. Photo Laurel Morales/KJZZ

Navajos desperate for food and water. Navajo Council wants $24 million of virus relief funds for casinos.

By Brenda Norrell

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French translation Christine Prat
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Update: The Navajo government approved $24 million from its federal relief funds for casinos in August. There is no uniform delivery of food and water to Navajos in quarantine. There is no visiting health care for the sick and dying sent home by hospitals to quarantine. The Navajo government received $714 million in federal CARES Act virus relief funds three months ago and the most desperate are not receiving help.

Navajos are desperate for water and food, reports a Navajo journalist. Meanwhile, $650 million in federal coronavirus relief funds are delayed in the tribal government appropriation process. The Navajo Nation Council wants $24 million from the virus relief funds for casinos.

It is now the sixth month of the pandemic on the Navajo Nation and there is no plan in place to deliver emergency food and water to those sick with the virus and in quarantine at home.