Tony Johnson is the chair of the Chinook Nation. He says members of his community have been lost because the Chinook Nation is not federally recognized. Credit: KUOW Photo/Eilis O Neill
These tribes have not received federal assistance during the pandemic. Here s why. May 06, 2021
The Indian Health Service has been lauded for the success of its vaccine rollout.
But thereâs one group of tribes that received no vaccines, no testing supplies, and none of the federal relief money thatâs gone to Indian Country during the pandemic.
Most tribes received testing supplies that Indian Health Service sent to their clinics. And as sovereign nations, they got their own vaccine allocations that they could prioritize as they chose.