Many fear colonial history continues to be a prologue for relations with Indigenous people in the United States—and our COVID-19 response is the latest in a long chapter. That’s why governments at all levels must work with Indigenous people as equal partners. Hosted by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, this conversation among Indigenous Skoll Fellows and other Indigenous leaders will bring to light the challenges and threats posed to U.S. Indigenous communities by the COVID-19 pandemic—and how those leaders are mobilizing in this time of need. Panelists will discuss policy pressures, health equity concerns, medical resourcing, impacts for multigenerational families and cultural survival, community-driven solutions, and more.
Moderator
Michael Painter (Cherokee), Senior Program Officer, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Panelists
Crystal Echohawk (Pawnee), Executive Director, IllumiNative
Edgar Villanueva (Lumbee), Vice President of Programs and Advocacy, Schott Foundation for Public Education
Nick Tilsen (Oglala Lakota), President & CEO, NDN Collective
Erik Brodt (Ojibwe), Physician and Assistant Professor, Oregon Health and Sciences University