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Thawing the “Freeze” – COVID-19’s Effect on the Former Bennett Freeze Area of the Navajo Nation
Arizona Attorney Magazine BY SUSAN I. EASTMAN With the declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, the president of the Navajo Nation declared a state of emergency for the Navajo Nation due to the “spread of the COVID-19 in every state surrounding the Navajo Nation.” By December 1, 2020, the Navajo Nation’s rate of…
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COVID relief funds highlight complexity of issues
Marietta Green, left, and Leona Gopher protest outside the Blackfeet administration building in Browning, Montana. Protesters demand transparency in accounting for how federal COVID-19 relief funds were spent. (Photo by Beth Wallis/News21) Indian Country Today “There were so many rules from the U.S. Department of Treasury regarding the CARES … that made it really difficult…
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