While Native American voters generally stick with Democrats, any actual data on what is driving their decisions for the midterm elections is scarce. We’ll talk with first-time voters as well as veteran get-out-the-vote organizers to hear what is on the minds of voters this Election Day, which President Donald Trump calls “the most important midterm … in our lifetime.” Gasoline and grocery prices make headlines daily, but are historically low poverty rates an issue that voters think about? Are they worried about looming changes to health care access? We’ll ask about what’s important to those headed to the polls.
To join the discussion, call 1-800-996-2848. This program airs on KIDE at 10 am Pacific. It is archived on nativeamericacalling.com
GUESTS
Muñeca Danforth (Oneida Nation of Wisconsin), Miss Indigenous Wisconsin
Tayler Higgins (Seldovia Village tribal member and Cook Inlet Region Corporation shareholder), youth advocate
Jordan James Harvill (Cherokee and Choctaw), national program director for Advance Native Political Leadership
Jolene Jones (White Earth Nation and the Lac Courte Oreille Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe), Make Voting a Tradition Minnesota coordinator for the Native American Community Development Initiative
Mary Kim Titla (San Carlos Apache), executive director of United National Indian Tribal Youth
