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The last presidential debate marked the beginning of the end for Joe Biden’s presidential campaign. What of consequence will come out of the debate between his replacement, Kamala Harris, and Donald Trump? Neither of the main party campaigns have so much as mentioned tribes and Native issues in any major public appearances. We’ll ask Native political watchers about how they think the debate propels—or hampers—the things Native voters are most concerned about.
GUESTS
Levi Rickert (Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation), publisher and editor of Native News Online and Tribal Business News
Mike Stopp (Cherokee and Muscogee), CEO and president of SevenStar Holdings, LLC
Isaac Casados (Diné), secretary of the Democratic Party of New Mexico
Break 1 Music: Leadership Song (Naaí’áanii Biyiin) (song) Radmilla Cody (artist) K’é Hasin (album)
Break 2 Music: Ancestors In My Bones (song) Donita Large (artist) Ancestors In My Bones (album)
Had to laugh out loud when Spruce asks at 29 minutes in: “Listeners what do you think? What role should baseless accusations have in a presidential campaign?”