By Ryan Heinsius, Arizona Public Radio Native Americans from the Hopi, White Mountain Apache and other tribes make up a quarter of Arizona’s sprawling, mostly rural 1st Congressional District. It’s the district with the largest Native American population in the country. Republican Paul Babeu and Democrat Tom O’Halleran are competing for the district’s open seat. […]
Arizona’s 7th Legislative District race is all but decided
By Ryan Heinsius, Arizona Public Radio Arizona’s Seventh Legislative District is gearing up for a new direction. The outcome of the election was all but certain from the beginning. That’s because Democratic state senate candidate Jamescita Peshlakai is running for the seat without any opposition from a major party. The district covers much of the […]
Months after losing nomination, Bernie Sanders still appeals to Native American voters
By Ramona Marozas and Kate Harrison Some Native American voters feel they’re being left out in the cold in the presidential election. Former Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders was the only one who routinely spoke about issues important to them. Now he’s campaigning for Hillary Clinton. One family at a Sanders event in Duluth remain hopeful […]
Navajo Nation officials put their weight behind Clinton
By Ryan Heinsius, Arizona Public Radio Recent polls show Arizona is one of a handful of toss-up states in the U-S presidential election. That could give increased prominence to the Native American vote in the historically red state. Navajo Nation President Russell Begaye is now the most recent tribal leader to officially endorse Democrat Hillary […]
Native voters wishing Bernie Sanders still in the race
Democrat Bernie Sanders is out campaigning for his former opponent, Hillary Clinton. Some voters in Duluth came to hear him speak and remember a time when there was a presidential candidate who spoke up about Native American issues. Go here to read stories from the National Native News Elections Project
The National Native News Elections Project: meet the reporters
Elections Reporting project reporters Nicky Ouellet joined the newsroom at Montana Public Radio in May 2016 as the Flathead Valley reporter. She covers land management, politics and race. She’s also reported on black market mushroom pickers and a dog ranger in Glacier National Park for National Public Radio and is a regular contributor to National Native […]
Elections 2016: Voting for future generations
National Native News teams up with New Mexico PBS/KNME and Vision Maker Media to highlight the Native vote in 2016. The four-part series focuses on education, economic development, the environment and justice. The segments feature young Native people who discuss the issues and voting. Part-1: Education The Obama administration initiative Generation Indigenous was created to increase support and […]
Get Out The Vote
In 2014, National Native News is covering elections across the country. We have four journalism fellows: Lucia Duncan – Massachusetts Charles Michael Ray – South Dakota Emily Schwing – Alaska Melissa Townsend – Minnesota Here are some of the stories they have produced: Two Connecticut tribal leaders say there are no good choices for them […]
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