For Many Indigenous People, Voting Is Getting Harder

The whole thing is just to vote. Really, we don't care who you vote for, we're just registering you to vote. We try to make it as easy as possible, too, so we're going to pick up ballots, we're going to give people rides, we're going to make sure they voted.

For many Indigenous people, though, voting is getting harder. A century after the Indian Citizenship Act, they are still fighting to exercise the most fundamental right of US citizens: the right to elect our leaders.

Rural isolation, slow postal service, and the failure of local governments to follow laws governing ballot access are just a few of the challenges they face. The biggest threats, however, are the legislators and county officials creating obstacles to voting under the guise of ensuring election security.

In Montana, Indigenous people make up 6.2 percent of the population and represent a powerful yet diverse voting bloc, which Senator.

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