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Let's talk about Native American voters

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Let’s Talk New Mexico, 10/17 8am: New Mexico is home to 23 Native tribes including nineteen Pueblo Nations, three Apache tribes and the Navajo Nation, many of whom did not get the right to vote . Many of the obstacles they faced then, are still present today.

Native Americans make up, with more than . They make up an estimated 9% of registered voters in the state.

On this week’s Let’s Talk New Mexico, we will talk about Native American voters. What are some of the barriers they face to voting? How engaged are Native American youth? Do Native Americans have the power to sway the vote? How large an impact can they make in the upcoming election?

Email letstalk@kunm.org, leave a voice message by clicking the button below, or call in live Thursday morning at 8 on °µºÚÍø.

Guests:

  • Francine Bradley-Arthur (Diné), motivational speaker and retired police lieutenant,
  • Ahtza Dawn Chavez (Diné and Kewa Pueblo), Executive Director,
  • Jacqueline De León (Isleta Pueblo),
  • Jana Pfeiffer (Diné), Treasurer,

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Jeanette DeDios is from the Jicarilla Apache and Diné Nations and grew up in Albuquerque, NM. She graduated from the University of New Mexico in 2022 where she earned a bachelor’s degree in Multimedia Journalism, English and Film. She’s a former Local News Fund Fellow. Jeanette can be contacted at jeanettededios@kunm.org or via Twitter @JeanetteDeDios.
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