COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on Tribal Communities

Published: June 27, 2020, 12:31 a.m.

b'This episode is on COVID-19 and Tribal Communities, co-hosted by Amena and Valena. They interview (1) Alane V. Breland, who is the Chief Prosecutor for the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community (SRPMIC) in Scottsdale, Arizona, and a Special Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Arizona, (2) Chief Prosecutor Jennifer Henry who is currently the Acting Chief Prosecutor for the Navajo Nation, and (3)Judge Alfred Urbina, an Associate Judge for the Pascua Yaqui Tribal Court. Judge Urbina is the 5th Yaqui Tribal member to sit on the Pascua Yaqui bench. They join us to candidly discuss how COVID-19 is affecting Native communities and what they are actively doing to help flatten the curve.'