June 25, 2020
Indigenous Leaders Discuss COVID-19 Impact, CARES Act Funding
Author: CJ Baumgartner
Leaders from Minnesota’s Indigenous communities are discussing the impact of COVID-19 on their communities. It happened at a virtual gathering today along with state and federal leaders.
Senator Tina Smith and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan held a virtual roundtable with leaders from Indigenous tribes around the state to discuss COVID-19’s impact and problems they are having with the CARES Act.
“Give us the tools and the resources to be able to take care of our people,” said Kevin DuPuis, Ch