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Both presidential campaigns are pouring resources into Arizona, a swing state where Native American votes could make a substantial difference in the outcome of the election. But it’s also a state emblematic of laws — proof of citizenship, limits on ballot collecting — that voting advocates say hinders or discourages Native voter participation. As it is, a glitch in the state’s citizenship verification methods puts the votes of some 218,000 registered voters of all races and political persuasions in jeopardy.
Also on the campaign trail, an incumbent Idaho state lawmaker angrily told a Nez Perce challenger 
— the only person of color in the race — “go back where you came from.” Candidate Trish Carter-Goodheart said she was shaken and worried about her safety. We’ll hear from Carter-Goodheart about the event.
GUESTS
Jaynie Parrish (Diné), executive director and founder of Arizona Native Vote
Gabriella Cázares-Kelly (member of the Tohono O’odham Nation), Pima County recorder
Jacqueline De Leon (Isleta Pueblo), senior attorney for the Native American Rights Fund
Trish Carter-Goodheart (citizen of the Nez Perce Tribe), Idaho district 6 House seat A
Break 1 Music: Oshki Manitou (song) Chuck Copenace (artist) Oshki Manitou (album)
Break 2 Music: Butterfly Wings (song) Midnight Sparrows (artist) Born in the City (album)
I definitely believe Carter-Goodheart. Something similar happened to me when I (a white woman) was gently defending an Indigenous community against derogatory statements by an individual whose business establishment I was in for a needed service. I was not hostile or confrontational but earnestly trying to explain symptoms of trauma. Well, he became irate, stormed out of the room, and I really thought he was going to come back with a gun and blow my head off.