Coronavirus First Nations

• First COVID-19 cases detected on Musqueam reserve

  The band did not say how many people had contacted the virus, but in a video update Chief Wayne Sparrow said it was a "household."

  Health

  Jan 10, 2021
  
• Vaccine rollout picks up speed in First Nations across Canada

  B.C.'s First Nations Health Authority declined to say which communities are getting the vaccine and how many doses are being offered.

  Jan 3, 2021
  
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• Haida matriarchs plan land occupation as fishing lodge reopens over objections

  In a statement, the matriarchs known as "daughters of the rivers" say the Queen Charlotte Lodge is reopening as a local state of emergency remains in effect over the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Jul 10, 2020
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• First Nations leaders urge communities to return to land for food amid COVID-19

  First Nations leaders who have called on their communities to return to the land to find food during the COVID-19 pandemic are also seeing people reconnect with their traditions.

  Canada

  May 10, 2020
• Canada’s Indigenous leaders say more help is needed as COVID-19 outbreaks rise

  National Chief Perry Bellegarde of the Assembly of First Nations says provinces and jurisdictions should be cautious about lifting pandemic restrictions, given that the number of COVID-19 cases in First Nations has increased.

  Canada

  May 8, 2020
• COVID-19 assessment clinic opened by Kettle and Stony Point First Nation

  The First Nation on Monday announced the opening of a new COVID-19 assessment clinic at the Kettle and Stony Point Health Centre.

  Health

  May 4, 2020
• First Nations chiefs raise alarm over mental health impacts of COVID-19

  As the number of COVID-19 cases climbs in Indigenous communities across Canada, First Nations and Inuit chiefs are deeply concerned about how the pandemic is affecting the mental health of their residents.

  Canada

  May 3, 2020
• Coronavirus: Next 2 weeks crucial in First Nations outbreak, officials say

  The virus that is now known to be in 23 Indigenous communities across Canada.

  Canada

  May 1, 2020
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• ‘It has been hectic’: First Nation in Alberta fighting COVID-19 case, annual floods

  It is believed to be the first confirmed case of the virus on a First Nation in Alberta. 

  Canada

  Apr 24, 2020
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• B.C. First Nation locks down after contact with released inmate who tested positive for coronavirus

  "I would have assumed that the Mission Institution would have to make sure that there was no doubt that it was completely cleared up before they released anyone," said Chief Joe Alphonse.

  Apr 22, 2020