COVID First Nations

• B.C. First Nation hit hard by COVID-19 begins mass vaccination of all adults

  The 4,900-member Cowichan Tribes was hit hard by the virus with at least 240 cases recorded since Dec. 31, and four deaths -- several of them described as "young adults."

  Health

  Feb 27, 2021
  
• 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
  
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• Dozens more soldiers heading to Manitoba’s Shamattawa First Nation

  The team of over 50 people will help set up and staff an alternative isolation area, assisting with a housing crisis that's to blame for the community's 50% test positivity rate.

  Health

  Dec 13, 2020