70 Years Ago, Native American Women Couldn’t Vote. Now, We're Congresswomen.
6 years, 2 months ago

70 Years Ago, Native American Women Couldn’t Vote. Now, We're Congresswomen.

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Sharice Davids defeated incumbent Republican Kevin Yoder to win Kansas' 3rd Congressional District. She is one of two Native American women who were elected to the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday. Whitney Curtis via Getty Images For the first time, Native American women will finally have representation in the U.S. House of Representatives after the commanding victories of Deb Haaland and Sharice Davids Tuesday night. Deb Haaland takes the stage Tuesday after becoming one of two Native American women to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. But the fact that multiple Native American women succeeded at the polls is especially monumental considering our people weren’t even given full legal protection of our voting rights until less than 60 years ago.

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Congress Finally Renews The Violence Against Women Act
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Congress Finally Renews The Violence Against Women Act

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LOADING ERROR LOADING After years of messy partisan fights and failures, Congress on Thursday finally reauthorized the Violence Against Women Act and expanded its protections for particularly vulnerable groups of people, including Native American women and LGBTQ survivors of violence. The expanded protections for Native American women are particularly notable, given the appallingly high rates of domestic violence and sexual …

‘Monumental day’: Indian Country reacts to Deb Haaland vote
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‘Monumental day’: Indian Country reacts to Deb Haaland vote

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Montana Native Americans worried about legislative influence

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Dylan Klapmeier, a spokesperson for House Republicans, said any …

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Indigenous candidates’ wins in Congress give hope for change

Associated Press  

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Al Jazeera  

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Native American women’s election to US House celebrated
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Native American women’s election to US House celebrated

Associated Press  

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Associated Press  

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We're Finally Going To Have Native American Women In Congress
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We're Finally Going To Have Native American Women In Congress

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LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― Two Native American women won their congressional races on Tuesday night, making history as the first female indigenous candidates heading to the U.S. House of Representatives. Democrat Deb Haaland, an enrolled member of the Laguna Pueblo tribe, swept to an easy victory in New Mexico’s 1st Congressional District, a heavily Democratic district with an open …

US midterm elections: Divisive Trump era ushers record number of women, minorities into House
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ABC  

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Al Jazeera  

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Firstpost  

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2018 Is The Year Of The Native Woman, But We've Always Been Leaders
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2018 Is The Year Of The Native Woman, But We've Always Been Leaders

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LOADING ERROR LOADING As a Native woman who has served her community as a tribal attorney and judge, I know what it’s like to be the only woman in the room. “Native women have been leading our communities since time immemorial,” Peggy Flanagan told me over email. “But now, more than ever, we have been successfully overcoming barriers that have …

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