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FILE - The rising sun illuminates the U.S. Capitol, Dec. 19, 2022 in Washington. A new poll finds that most U.S. adults say they are highly concerned about the impact on the national economy if the U.S. debt limit is not increased and the government defaults on its loans. That's according to a survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
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After the Election: Work continues for Indigenous nations

By Pauly Denetclaw
Trump Transition
Members of the Native American Rights Fund staff in Boulder, Colorado, monitor voting information and respond to voting questions via the organization’s Election Protection Hotline on Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024. (Photo by Amy-Marie Echohawk/courtesy of Native American Rights Fund)
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Troubles at the ballot box: Tribal IDs often aren’t accepted

By Mary Annette Pember
Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, left, and Republican challenger Tim Sheehy face off during a debate in Missoula, Montana, on Sept. 30, 2024. (Ben Allan Smith/The Missoulian via AP, File)
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Native vote could prove critical in Montana U.S. Senate race

By Kolby KickingWoman
Election board inspector Pat Cook readies "I Voted" stickers for voters during early voting in Oklahoma City, Friday, Oct. 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Election 2024

What is important to tribal leaders in the election?

By Kalle Benallie
Election 2024
Crowds cheer for Vice President Kamala Harris and running mate Gov. Tim Walz at a campaign rally at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona on August 9, 2024. (Photo by Aliyah Chavez, ICT)
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How a Harris-Walz administration would impact Native people

By Kalle Benallie
Cecile Gachupin, who oversees the voting center located at tribal headquarters, waits for voters to arrive during the last day of early voting at Zia Pueblo, New Mexico, on Wednesday, May 22, 2024. An act of Congress a century ago granted U.S. citizenship to Native Americans, marking the start of a long, arduous journey to secure voting rights. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)
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The Wrap: All things #NativeVote24

By ICT
A Trulieve employee listens during a discussion of the medical marijuana company's product and packaging safety standards, at an event in support of Amendment 3, a ballot initiative which would legalize the recreational use of pot in Florida for adults 21 years old and older, at a Trulieve medical cannabis dispensary in Hallendale Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
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Native Vote 2024: Marijuana measures could impact tribal businesses

By Mary Annette Pember
Arizona abortion-rights supporters gather for a news conference on July 3, 2024, in Phoenix prior to delivering over 800,000 petition signatures to the State Capitol to get abortion rights on the November general election ballot. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
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Abortion on the ballot in 10 states

By Mary Annette Pember
Brandon Kowalski, Inupiaq from Kotzebue traditionally known as Kikiktagruk, is running for the Alaska House of Representatives in the Nov. 5, 2024, election. (Photo courtesy of Brandon Kowalski)
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Alaska Native makes first bid for public office

By Shondiin Mayo
A Native American woman walks by the stage during a campaign event in support of Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, Friday, Oct. 18, 2024, in Red Springs, N.C. (AP Photo/David Yeazell)
Election 2024

A century after Native Americans got the right to vote, they could put Trump or Harris over the top

By Associated Press
(Photo by Jourdan Bennett-Begaye, Indian Country Today)
Opinion

And ICT's endorsement goes to …

By Mark Trahant
Politics 101: Primary Elections and Caucus
Newscasts

Election countdown

By ICT
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, center, followed by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, left, and Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, right, walk out of the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, July 3, 2024, to talk with reporters following their meeting with President Joe Biden. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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The Wrap: Tim Walz to visit Navajo

By ICT
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz speaks at a campaign rally at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona on Aug. 9, 2024. (Photo by Aliyah Chavez, ICT)
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Tim Walz heads to Navajo Nation

By ICT Staff
A participant at Protect The Sacred's Walk To The Polls carries a Natives vote sign in Fort Defiance, Arizona, on October 12, 2024. (Photo by Jourdan Bennett-Begaye)
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The Wrap: Could Native voters decide election?

By ICT
An official Michigan absentee ballot, ready to be returned, as in-person early voting is set to begin statewide on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. Early voting has already begun in some municipalities, and ballots are being returned by mail. Early in-person voting in Wisconsin begins Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. (Photo by Kadin Mills/ICT)
Election 2024

Wisconsin, Michigan Native voters could decide election

By Kadin Mills
Washington DC Bureau
A sign showing actor Zahn McClarnon ("Reservation Dogs" and "Dark Winds") encouraging Natives to vote is seen on the Plaza at the 2024 Santa Fe Indian Market. (Sandra Hale Schulman, Special to ICT)
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The Native vote dilemma

By High Country News
A participant at Protect The Sacred's Walk To The Polls carries a Natives vote sign in Fort Defiance, Arizona, on October 12, 2024. (Photo by Jourdan Bennett-Begaye)
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#NativeVote24: 9 Indigenous candidates running for Congress

By Kadin Mills
Washington DC Bureau
Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz, center, met with tribal leaders at the Gila River Indian Community in Arizona on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, to kick off campaign swings throughout the battleground state. Gila River Gov. Stephen Roe Lewis, front row, third from left, introduced Walz to the group. Walz and presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris are set to hold back-to-back rallies, and the Republican nominee, former President Donald Trump, and his vice presidential nominee, JD Vance, have also scheduled rallies. (Photo by Daniel Herrera Carbajal/ICT)
Newscasts

Challenges face the Native Vote

By ICT
Oregon state Rep. Annessa Hartman, Haudenosaunee, one of five Native members in the 60-member House, is running for a second term to represent the 40th district, which includes Gladstone and Oregon City. In the November 2024 election, Hartman, a Democrat, is facing Republican Michael Steven Newgard, the deputy clerk in Clackamas County. (Photo courtesy of Annessa Hartman for State Representative)
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Oregon 2024: Native candidates battle underrepresentation

By Richard Arlin Walker
Washington state Senate candidate Bob Iyall, left, joins neighbors at a community clean-up event. If elected on Nov. 5, 2024, he would become one of four Native Americans currently in the state legislature. Iyall is currently serving on the Port of Olympia commission. (Photo courtesy Bob Iyall for State Senate)
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Native candidates hope to broaden reach in Washington state

By Richard Arlin Walker
The Citadel Ruins are the remains of Anasazi cliff dwellings at the Bears Ears National Monument in Utah. In this photo, taken from the opposite side of the canyon, the dwellings can be seen at the very top center. Photo credit: Bob Wick / Bureau of Land Management
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What a second Donald Trump presidency could mean for Indigenous peoples

By Grist
Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz, center, met with tribal leaders at the Gila River Indian Community in Arizona on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, to kick off campaign swings throughout the battleground state. Gila River Gov. Stephen Roe Lewis, front row, third from left, introduced Walz to the group. Walz and presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris are set to hold back-to-back rallies, and the Republican nominee, former President Donald Trump, and his vice presidential nominee, JD Vance, have also scheduled rallies. (Photo by Daniel Herrera Carbajal/ICT)
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Harris-Walz campaign hits the ground running in Arizona

By Daniel Herrera Carbajal
FILE - A woman marks her ballot at a polling center in the South Valley area of Albuquerque, N.M., Nov. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton, File)
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Felony disenfranchisement of Indigenous voters

By Pauly Denetclaw
Washington DC Bureau