Voting Now: Turning Rights into Reality

The Power of the Native American Vote

February 08, 2021 Oregon Historical Society | Oregon Federal Bar Association Season 2 Episode 5
The Power of the Native American Vote
Voting Now: Turning Rights into Reality
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Voting Now: Turning Rights into Reality
The Power of the Native American Vote
Feb 08, 2021 Season 2 Episode 5
Oregon Historical Society | Oregon Federal Bar Association

Attorney Molly Washington discusses the Native American vote with Amanda WhiteEagle and journalist, Anna V. Smith who covers indigenous affairs for High Country News.  In 2020 WhiteEagle ran to represent District 92 in the Wisconsin State Assembly, in this interview she discusses the hurdles she faced and the lessons she learned. The three of them discuss the role the Native American vote played in the 2020 election and the significance of President Biden appointing Rep. Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) to act as the first Native American secretary to the interior. 

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Attorney Molly Washington discusses the Native American vote with Amanda WhiteEagle and journalist, Anna V. Smith who covers indigenous affairs for High Country News.  In 2020 WhiteEagle ran to represent District 92 in the Wisconsin State Assembly, in this interview she discusses the hurdles she faced and the lessons she learned. The three of them discuss the role the Native American vote played in the 2020 election and the significance of President Biden appointing Rep. Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) to act as the first Native American secretary to the interior.