The age-adjusted Covid-19 mortality rate is now higher for American Indians and Alaska Natives (AIAN) than for any other group. Those dying of Covid-19 in AIAN communities also tend to be much younger than white victims, with more than 40 percent of AIAN Covid-19 victims being under 65 compared to just 11 percent of white Covid-19 victims. The Navajo Nation had a Covid-19 death toll higher than 15 states in June 2020.
From an economic perspective, Indigenous communities in the United States have...