Tribe's efforts to keep out coronavirus spark clash with US government - Business Insider
Companies, agencies, institutions, etc
governor's
the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
Oglala Lakota Sioux Tribe
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
the National Congress of American Indians
The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
Bald Eagle for Business Insider
the White House
the Navajo Nation
the future."The Navajo Nation
Sharp
Protect Native Elders
DIY
PPE
AP Photo
the Indian Health Service
Medicare
person."That's
the Department of Interior
Department of Justice
Business Insider Intelligence
People
Kristi Noem
Fawn Sharp
Alaina Beautiful
Harold Frazier
James Nord
Trump
Groups
Republican
Indigenous
American
Tribal
American Indians
treaties."These
South Dakota's
Physical locations
Cheyenne River
Southwestern
Places
No matching tags
Locations
South Dakota
the United States
US
enough's
Events
No matching tags
Summary
A Republican governor's clash with an Indigenous tribe trying to keep the coronavirus off its reservation ignited what some say is the latest example of the federal government failing to support Native American populations.Since April, no one has been able to get into the Cheyenne River Sioux territory in South Dakota without clearing a highway checkpoint. But in May, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem threatened to sue the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and Oglala Lakota Sioux Tribe — another Indigenous group that set up checkpoints around its land — claiming the checkpoints on federal and state highways are illegal. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, American Indians have infection rates up to 3.5 times higher than other racial groups.Behind the checkpoint battle is a tribe that acted early and decisively to fight the pandemic on its own, without initial support from the government — a story Indigenous people in the United States say is all too familiar."It was clear to me that the United States is not going to be there for us," said Fawn Sharp, President of the National Congress of American Indians. The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe in South Dakota set up checkpoints around its territory to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
As said here by Claire Molloy