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In December 2020\, NCAI President Fawn Sharp created the COVID-19 Response
and Recovery Task Force (Task Force) to address: (1) tribal COVID-19 relief
needs\; (2) tribal COVID-19 recovery needs\; and (3) the chronic condition
s that created the public health and economic circumstances making Tribal N
ations and citizens vulnerable to this crisis. This Task Force is chaired b
y Chairman Larry Wright Jr. of the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska.
\n It is impo
rtant that the Task Force and its members hear from all tribal nations on h
ow COVID-19 has impacted their communities and the needs that tribal leader
s have to respond and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and we have schedu
led this regional online convening to gather tribal leader input in a town
hall like setting. We sincerely hope you can attend.
\n During this mee
ting\, tribal leaders will be asked to:
\n 1. \; \; \; \; \; \; Sh
are the resources they require to address immediate COVID-19 relief and rec
overy\;
\n 2. \
; \; \; \; \; \; The status of vaccine distribution wit
hin their tribal nation\; and
\n 3. \; \; \; \; \; \; Other related it
ems in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and new administration.