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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.
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
Mary Kim Titla (San Carlos Apache), executive director of United National Indian Tribal Youth
Break 1 Music: Show the People (song) Bear Creek (artist) On The Move – Powwow Songs Recorded Live at Apache Gold
Break 2 Music: Put Your Feathers On (song) Blue Moon Marquee & Northern Cree (artist) Get Your Feathers Ready (Album)
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