Hearing: Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States – Emerging Coronavirus Impacts in Indian Country Hearing
March 23, 2021 | 1:00 p.m. Eastern time
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The Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States, led by Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), will hold a hearing titled A Year in Review: The State of COVID-19 in American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Communities—Lessons Learned for Future Action. The event will focus on policy recommendations from tribal health, elder, housing and Native Hawaiian experts on the current state of coronavirus and its impact on Indigenous populations throughout the pandemic.
At the end of 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that among 14 states participating in its analysis, the overall coronavirus mortality rate among American Indian and Alaska Native persons was 3.5 times higher than that of White populations. By the end of 2020, the mortality rate for American Indian and Alaska Native individuals was 3.5 times higher than that of White populations. In Hawaii, Pacific Islanders account for nearly 30 percent of cases even though they make up only 4 percent of the population.
Witnesses include:
| Francys Crevier
Chief Executive Officer National Council of Urban Indian Health |
William Smith
Chairperson and Alaska Area Representative National Indian Health Board |
| Larry Curley
Executive Director National Indian Council on Aging |
Adrian Stevens
Acting Chairman, Board of Directors National American Indian Housing Council |
| Carmen “Hulu” Lindsey
Chair Office of Hawaiian Affairs |
Dr. Charles Grim (minority witness)
Secretary, Department of Health Chickasaw Nation |
| Rodney Cawston (minority witness)
Chairman, Colville Business Council Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation |
Who should attend? UIO ED/CEOs, UIO Staff, Stakeholders, Tribal Partners and Tribes, Feds, IPC Champions, IPC Fellows
Objectives: The Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States, led by Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), will hold a hearing titled A Year in Review: The State of COVID-19 in American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Communities—Lessons Learned for Future Action. The event will focus on policy recommendations from tribal health, elder, housing and Native Hawaiian experts on the current state of coronavirus and its impact on Indigenous populations throughout the pandemic.