The Land of 10,000 Lakes, Paul Bunyon and Tater Tot hotdish is also home to 11 federally recognized tribes. A citizen of one of those tribes, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan (White Earth Ojibwe) is already the highest ranking female Native elected executive in the country. Now that Kamala Harris has chosen Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate, Flanagan is one presidential election victory away from becoming the first Native female governor. We’ll hear from current and former political leaders from Minnesota and the upper Midwest about any contributions or detriments Native elected leaders bring to the national stage.
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