Information about the coronavirus is changing fast. State by state, tribe by tribe, elected leaders and policymakers are responding to new details about Covid-19 on an hourly basis. Even if you don’t have any symptoms, you are no doubt dealing with the fallout from the response and the actions of public health directives. We will get the perspectives of a variety of tribal officials, health policy experts and others.

Guests:

Dr. Aaron Payment (Tribe of Chippewa Indians) – chairperson of the and first vice-president of the National Congress of American Indians

Abigail Echo-Hawk (Pawnee) – director of the and chief research officer at the Seattle Indian Health Board

Jonathan Nez (Navajo Nation) – President of the Navajo Nation

Todd Enlow (Cherokee Nation) – chief of staff to Chuck Hoskins

Break 1 music: Kinship Honor (K’é Biyiin) (song) (artist) K’é Hasin (album)

Break 2 music: Itchick (Tim Yellowtail’s Song) (song) (artist) Illuminatives (album)