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Lakota volunteers cook and deliver delicious meals and supplies as COVID-19 surges in January of 2022. Photo "Taco bake and salad for our relatives who are suffering," by Jean Roach, Lakota, Meals for Relatives, Rapid City, South Dakota, Community Response.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/rapidcitycovid19communityresponse/


As COVID-19 surges on the Navajo Nation, the Navajo Council focuses on new mining on a sacred mountain

By Brenda Norrell
Censored NewsJanuary 23, 2022

The good hearts in Indian country are delivering homemade meals in Rapid City, and food and water to Dine', as COVID-19 surges in Indian country. While tribal governments delay the distribution of federal virus relief funds received eight months ago in May, Lakota and Dine' volunteers are raising their own funds and delivering to those in need.

There were 500 new cases of coronavirus on the Navajo Nation in a single day on Friday, and one death. Then, on Saturday, there were 330 new cases and four deaths on the Navajo Nation.

The rapid spread continues on the Navajo Nation, regardless of the high rate of COVID-19 vaccinations. The Navajo Nation has one of the highest vaccination rates in the United States, with 70 percent of adult Dine' vaccinated.
The Navajo government received $2 billion in American Rescue Plan Act funds in May, but Dine' are still waiting for the relief checks to be distributed by the Navajo government.

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Dine' volunteer Bitahnii Wilson and friends raise their own funds and deliver water, food and supplies to fellow Dine' and Hopi in need. https://www.facebook.com/TaaltsoHozho

Across Indian country, there was a 45 percent increase in cases this week in the Indian Health Service regions of Oklahoma City, which includes north Texas and Kansas, and Tucson, which includes Tohono O'odham and Pascua Yaqui Nations.

Navajo Council targets sacred mountain with new mining
While COVID-19 spread, the Navajo Council targeted the sacred mountain of Beautiful Mountain, in Sanostee, New Mexico, on the Navajo Nation, with new helium mining, during January.
The new mining was legislation of the Navajo Council's Resources and Development Committee and the Naabik’íyáti’ Committee.
The legislation was sponsored by Navajo Councilman Seth Damon, approving oil and gas operating agreements between the Navajo Nation and Navajo Nation Oil and Gas Company for Tohachee Wash, Beautiful Mountain, and Porcupine Dome, according to the Navajo Nation Council.
Damon serves as Speaker of the Navajo Nation Council and represents Bááháálí, Chilchiltah, Manuelito, Red Rock, Rock Springs, Tsayatoh communities.
Bordertown businesses in Farmington and Gallup: Public seldom warned of ongoing outbreaks

Meanwhile, COVID-19 continued to spread in bordertown businesses in Gallup and Farmington, New Mexico, this week, with little warning to the public.
COVID 19 spread in the bordertown of Farmington, with new cases continual for employees at WalMart, and the staff and residents at nursing homes, and businesses -- with little warning to the public. (See lists below.)
Shiprock and Bloomfield schools show increased spread on Friday. The new cases at Tse'Bit'Ai Middle School in Shiprock, show 7.10% of school with new cases. At the Charlie Y. Brown School in Bloomfield, 5.62% of school had new cases of COVID on Friday. https://www.env.nm.gov/rapid-response-data/
Navajo Nation: 830 new COVID cases on Friday and Saturday, and five deaths
Navajo Nation: Saturday, January 22, 2022: 330 new cases, 43,169 recoveries, and four deaths related to COVID-19
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – On Saturday, the Navajo Department of Health, in coordination with the Navajo Epidemiology Center and the Navajo Area Indian Health Service, reported 330 new COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation and four deaths. The total number of deaths is now 1,607. The report indicates that 43,169 individuals have recovered from COVID-19. 457,959 COVID-19 tests have been administered. The overall total number of positive COVID-19 cases is now 47,679, including 101 delayed reported cases.
Navajo Nation COVID-19 positive cases by Service Unit:
· Chinle Service Unit: 8,918
· Crownpoint Service Unit: 4,568
· Ft. Defiance Service Unit: 5,105
· Gallup Service Unit: 7,980
· Kayenta Service Unit: 4,343
· Shiprock Service Unit: 8,581
· Tuba City Service Unit: 5,493
· Winslow Service Unit: 2,669
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Friday: Nation: 500 new cases, 42,677 recoveries, and one death related to COVID-19


Rapid surge in COVID-19 cases in Indian country this week
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Indian Health Service data. https://www.ihs.gov/coronavirus/

San Juan County New Mexico: New COVID Cases on Friday
This data was last updated on 01/21/2022 at 11:44 AMSearch:AGENCY ASSIGNEDNAMEADDRESSCITYCOUNTYNUMBER OF RAPID RESPONSESALTSDWELBROOK SENIOR LIVING, LLC201 NELSON AVENUEFARMINGTONSAN JUAN6ALTSDLIFE CARE CENTER OF FARMINGTON1101 WEST MURRAY DRIVEFARMINGTONSAN JUAN5ALTSDCEDAR RIDGE INN800 SAGUARO TRAILFARMINGTONSAN JUAN4DHISOUTHWESTERN PRIVATE SVCHIGHWAY 491SHIPROCKSAN JUAN3NMED11TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT851 ANDREA DRFARMINGTONSAN JUAN2NMEDARCHROCK INC1280 TROY KING RDFARMINGTONSAN JUAN2NMEDBATH & BODY WORKS4601 E MAIN ST # 930FARMINGTONSAN JUAN2NMEDBLAKE'S LOTABURGER420 S BLOOMFIELD BLVDBLOOMFIELDSAN JUAN2NMEDBLAKE'S LOTABURGER2130 BLOOMFIELD BLVDFARMINGTONSAN JUAN2NMEDBLOOMFIELD CITY MAINTENANCE1152 S CHURCHBLOOMFIELDSAN JUAN2NMEDCITIZENS BANK2911 E 20TH STFARMINGTONSAN JUAN2NMEDCITIZENS BANK500 W BROADWAYFARMINGTONSAN JUAN3NMEDCITY OF FARMINGTON COMMUNITY WORKS101 N BROWNING PKWYFARMINGTONSAN JUAN3NMEDDUGAN PRODUCTION709 E MURRAY DRFARMINGTONSAN JUAN4NMEDENTERPRISE PRODUCTS3621 E MAIN STFARMINGTONSAN JUAN3NMEDENTERPRISE PRODUCTS614 REILLY AVEFARMINGTONSAN JUAN2NMEDFARMINGTON ANIMAL SHELTER133 BROWNING PKWYFARMINGTONSAN JUAN2NMEDFARMINGTON ELECTRIC UTILITY101 N BROWNING PKWYFARMINGTONSAN JUAN2NMEDFARMINGTON FIRE DEPT301 N AUBURN AVEFARMINGTONSAN JUAN3NMEDFARMINGTON POLICE DEPT900 MUNICIPAL DRFARMINGTONSAN JUAN4NMEDFOUR CORNERS ELECTRIC1213 SCHOFIELD LNFARMINGTONSAN JUAN2NMEDFRITO-LAY INC3916 MONROE RDFARMINGTONSAN JUAN3NMEDHARVEST MIDSTREAM1755 ARROYO DRBLOOMFIELDSAN JUAN2NMEDHOBBY LOBBY3040 E 20TH STFARMINGTONSAN JUAN2NMEDHOME DEPOT3560 E MAIN STFARMINGTONSAN JUAN2NMEDOPEN LOOP ENERGY405 E BROADWAYFARMINGTONSAN JUAN3NMEDPETCO3530 E MAIN ST # AFARMINGTONSAN JUAN2NMEDSAN JUAN COUNTY MCGEE PARK41 ROAD 5568FARMINGTONSAN JUAN2NMEDSAN JUAN VETERINARY HOSPITAL167 BROWNING PKWYFARMINGTONSAN JUAN2NMEDSANDIA LABORATORY FEDERAL CU3707 JUAN TABO BLVD NEALBUQUERQUEBERNALILLO5NMEDSMITH'S FOOD & DRUG CTR600 E 20TH STFARMINGTONSAN JUAN3NMEDSPEEDWAY1020 BISTI HWYFARMINGTONSAN JUAN2NMEDSTAPLES3030B E MAIN ST # BFARMINGTONSAN JUAN2NMEDTARGET4900 E MAIN STFARMINGTONSAN JUAN6NMEDUPS CUSTOMER CTR2603 W MAIN STFARMINGTONSAN JUAN5NMEDWALMART SUPERCENTER1400 W MAIN STFARMINGTONSAN JUAN5NMEDWALMART SUPERCENTER4600 E MAIN STFARMINGTONSAN JUAN2NMPEDTSE'BIT'AI MIDDLEUS HWY 64SHIPROCKSAN JUAN7.10%NMPEDCHARLIE Y. BROWN ALT924 SOUTH BLOOMFIELD BLVDBLOOMFIELDSAN JUAN5.62%Showing 1 to 39 of 39 entries (filtered from 893 total entries)

Gallup, New Mexico: New Cases on Friday
This data was last updated on 01/21/2022 at 11:44 AMSearch:AGENCY ASSIGNEDNAMEADDRESSCITYCOUNTYNUMBER OF RAPID RESPONSESALTSDSUNNY DAY ASSISTED LIVING205 DAY STREETGALLUPMCKINLEY2ALTSDMCKINLEY CENTER306 EAST NIZHONI BLVDGALLUPMCKINLEY2NMEDALBERTSONS1702 E HISTORIC HIGHWAY 66GALLUPMCKINLEY2NMEDALLEN THEATRES3711 CHURCH ROCK STGALLUPMCKINLEY3NMEDBLAKE'S LOTABURGER1111 W LINCOLN AVEGALLUPMCKINLEY4NMEDBLAKE'S LOTABURGER2666 E HISTORIC HIGHWAY 66GALLUPMCKINLEY2NMEDBOOT BARN804 US HIGHWAY 491GALLUPMCKINLEY2NMEDCITY OF GALLUP110 W AZTEC AVEGALLUPMCKINLEY2NMEDCOCA COLA154 COUNTY ROAD 1GALLUPMCKINLEY2NMEDCOCA-COLA BOTTLING CO154 COUNTY ROAD 1GALLUPMCKINLEY2NMEDHOBBY LOBBY1300 W MALONEY AVE # BGALLUPMCKINLEY2NMEDLOVE'S TRAVEL STOP3380 W HISTORIC HIGHWAY 66GALLUPMCKINLEY3NMEDRENT-A-CENTER814 US HIGHWAY 491GALLUPMCKINLEY2NMEDSAFEWAY980 US HIGHWAY 491GALLUPMCKINLEY2NMEDT & R FEED671 US HIGHWAY 491GALLUPMCKINLEY2NMEDTHUNDERBIRD SUPPLY1907 W HISTORIC HIGHWAY 66GALLUPMCKINLEY5NMEDTMS GALLUP I LLC1530 W MALONEY AVEGALLUPMCKINLEY2NMEDTRAVEL CENTERS OF AMERICA3404 W HISTORIC HIGHWAY 66GALLUPMCKINLEY2

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Questions remain about COVID vaccine and treatment experiments on Navajos
Johns Hopkins, which headed up the Navajo Nation coronavirus team from the beginning, received $35 million from the US Pentagon to research COVID plasma infusions on Navajos.
Blood plasma from infected COVID patients was infused into Navajos with less severe cases. Johns Hopkins also used Navajos for Pfizer drug experiments for COVID.
Johns Hopkins has used Navajo and White Mountain Apache children for medical experiments into vaccines for the past 40 years, with little information being given to the public. Johns Hopkins uses IHS hospitals for its research. IHS told Censored News that IHS is not liable in the event of sickness or death as a result of Johns Hopkins medical experiments.
One of the questions raised was: "Why is the US Pentagon funding COVID research on Navajos?" The blood plasma infusions were controversial, according to this recent article in Science, yet few questioned the experiments conducted on Navajos.
Read the article at Censored Newshttps://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2022/01/navajo-nation-reports-242-new-covid.html
Johns Hopkins infected Indigenous in GuatemalaIndigenous in Guatemala were deliberately infected with sexually transmitted diseases by Johns Hopkins during medical experiments. The case filed by victims and their families remains in federal court in the U.S.https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/apr/02/johns-hopkins-lawsuit-deliberate-std-infections-guatemala
About the author
Brenda Norrell has been a news reporter in Indian country for 40 years, beginning as a staff reporter at the Navajo Times during the 18 years that she lived on the Navajo Nation. She was a correspondent for AP and USA Today. After serving as a longtime staff reporter for Indian Country Today, she was censored and terminated in 2006. She began Censored News to show what was being censored by the media in Indian country. She has a masters degree in international health, focused on infectious diseases, water and nutrition. Today, Censored News is in its 15th year. It is a collective, with no ads, grants, salaries or revenues.