First Nations Coronavirus

• Feds announce more than $200M in coronavirus supports for Indigenous communities

  More federal financial support will be announced Friday to help Indigenous people and communities cope with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

  Canada

  Oct 30, 2020
  
• Coronavirus cases rising at alarming rate in Indigenous communities

  Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says Indigenous communities have been facing an alarming rise in COVID-19 cases during the last few weeks.

  Canada

  Sep 30, 2020
  
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• COVID-19 positivity rate higher for B.C. First Nations than other communities: health officials

  The rate of positive cases among First Nations members was at 200 per 100,000 people as of Sept. 15, compared with 144 per 100,000 people among other British Columbians.

  Health

  Sep 27, 2020
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• Squamish Nation closes offices amid multiple confirmed COVID-19 cases

  "There is no need to panic. All of the patients are informed, isolated, and receiving care," said the Squamish Nation.

  Health

  Aug 30, 2020
• Barkerville, B.C., apologizes for ad ‘making light’ of epidemic that devastated First Nations

  The advertisement for Barkerville Historic Town and Park reads: "Surviving pandemics since 1862."

  Politics

  Jul 5, 2020
• Coronavirus: Indigenous health authorities tell HoC committee more PPE needed

  Senior representatives from regional First Nations health authorities in Saskatchewan and British Columbia told a Commons committee Friday they need more personal protective equipment.

  Canada

  May 24, 2020
• 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
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• 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
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• Coronavirus: As provinces start to reopen, feds pressured to help Indigenous communities

  Even as the infection rate appears to be slowing down in most of the country, chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam warned Thursday about the growing risk to Indigenous communities.

  Canada

  May 1, 2020