Coronavirus Indigenous

• COVID-19 vaccines headed to First Nations with road access, urban communities next

  As the effort to vaccine Indigenous communities continues, First Nations with road access in northern Ontario are next on the list to receive their jabs.

  Canada

  Mar 19, 2021
  
• Territories will have enough COVID-19 vaccines for 75% of adults by end of March

  Canada’s territories will have enough doses to fully vaccinate 75 per cent of their adult populations against the coronavirus by March, officials said on Wednesday.

  Canada

  Jan 13, 2021
  
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• Indigenous minister says Ottawa won’t dictate terms of powwows, ceremonies

  ``If you believe in self-determination of Indigenous Peoples you have to respect choices even when you don't agree with them,'' Marc Miller said during a news briefing Friday.

  Canada

  May 29, 2020
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• 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
• 82 First Nations on lockdown as B.C. records first COVID-19 cases in Indigenous communities

  B.C.'s 204 First Nations face diverse challenges amid a pandemic that disproportionately threatens their elders.

  Apr 8, 2020
• Coronavirus measures for Indigenous communities get poor grade from opposition MPs

  Many Indigenous communities do not have local doctors or hospitals and must be flown to urban centres to be treated for serious conditions, which makes them additionally vulnerable.

  Canada

  Mar 13, 2020