Crow Tribe declares state of emergency, issues Stay Home Order
By: Q2 News
and last updated 2021-02-17 12:13:15-05
CROW AGENCY - Crow Tribe Chairman Frank White Clay declared a state of emergency Tuesday and issued a Stay Home Order due to COVID-19. A declaration of a State of Emergency resulting from the imminent threat of a disaster causing immediate peril to life and property that timely action can avert or minimize, in order to protect the health, safety and welfare of Crow Tribal members and other residents, the chairman said in a statement posted on Facebook. As the Crow Tribal Executive Branch Chairman, it is my duty to protect the Tribe and its members. The Tribe is facing increasing number of COVID-19 cases. Therefore, I declare the Crow Tribe to be in a State of Emergency due to the COVID -19 Novel Coronavirus Pandemic.
In a post dated, Feb. 16, from the Crow Tribe Facebook page, Tribal Executive Branch Chairman Frank White Clay declared a state of emergency within the boundaries of the Crow Indian Reservation due to COVID-19. Find the full statement from White Clay below.
DECLARING A STATE OF EMERGENCY WITHIN THE EXTERIOR BOUNDARIES OF THE CROW INDIAN RESERVATION RELATED TO THE COMMUNICABLE DISEASE COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS
A declaration of a State of Emergency resulting from the imminent threat of a disaster causing immediate peril to life and property that timely action can avert or minimize, in order to protect the health, safety and welfare of Crow Tribal members and other residents. As the Crow Tribal Executive Branch Chairman, it is my duty to protect the Tribe and its members. The Tribe is facing increasing number of COVID-19 cases. Therefore, I declare the Crow Tribe to be in a State of Emergency due to the COVID -19 Novel Coronavirus Pandemic.