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Host: Alyssa Yáx̱ Ádi Yádi London
Districts with predominantly Native voters are targets as states start redrawing boundaries. Large blocks of Navajo voters in Arizona were instrumental in putting that state in the ‘blue’ column in the last presidential race. Now, Arizona, New Mexico, North Dakota and Montana are among the states where tribal leaders and voting rights advocates are urging officials not to weaken Native voting power as the legislative and congressional district lines are being drawn.
Guests:
Jacqueline De Leon (Isleta Pueblo) – staff attorney for the Native American Rights Fund
Kee Allen Begay Jr. (Navajo) – Navajo Nation council delegate representing five chapters of the Navajo Nation
Jaylyn Suppah (Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs) – creator of Papalaxsimisha
Bobbi Blacketer (Enrolled Skokomish) – executive secretary for the Skokomish Indian Tribes tribal council
Break 1 music: Get Up Stand Up (song) Bailey Wiley, Che Fu, King Kapisi, Laughton Kora, Maisey Rika & Tiki Taane (artist) Get Up Stand Up – Single (album)
Break 2 music: Drum Battle (song) Robert Mirabal (artist) Music From A Painted Cave [Live] (album)
