Ready for the final afternoon of the Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum? Tune in! https://t.co/kzKyuZEOgC #NativeForum #NativeVote #NativeVote2020
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
Next up at the Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum is @johndelaney John Delaney, the former US Congressman from Maryland. He's visited 99 counties in Iowa so far, now he's in Indian Country! #NativeForum #NativeVote2020 #NativeVote
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
We need "leaders who are committed not just to your sovereignty...but also committed to honoring the obligations of the United States of America," former US Congressman John Delaney @JohnDelaney says at Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum. #NativeForum #NativeVote2020
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
Former US Congressman John Delaney @JohnDelaney kept his opening remarks short at the Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum in Sioux City, Iowa, because he said he wanted to listen and answer questions from the tribal panelists. #NativeForum #NativeVote2020 #NativeVote
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
John Delaney @JohnDelaney at the Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum in Sioux City, Iowa. #NativeForum #NativeVote2020 #NativeVote https://t.co/7i26tQ8FVQ
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
"I’ll sign it," former congressman John Delaney @JohnDelaney says of Remove the Stain Act to rescind Medals of Honor for the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre. Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum. Sioux City, Iowa. #NativeForum #NativeVote2020 #NativeVote #RemoveTheStain
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
Kevin Abourezk @Kevin_Abourezk and Leo Yankton are live at the Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum. Tune in to the historic event in Sioux City, Iowa, in the homelands of several tribes. #NativeForum #NativeVote #NativeVote2020 https://t.co/hpc6d3pq5R
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
"Would you support an apology to Native Americans?" Former US Congressman John Delaney @JohnDelaney is open to the idea but hopes it can address specific situations rather than be general. Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum. #NativeForum #NativeVote2020 #NativeVote
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
"We need a president that will fully embrace the trust responsibility and really mean it," Victoria Kitcheyan, leader of Winnebago Tribe and chair of National Indian Health Board, says at Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum. #NativeVote2020 #NativeVote #NativeForum
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
"Everyone should have access to health care but the quality of health care is also very important," John Delaney @JohnDelaney says at Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum. His "BetterCare" plan could include Indian Country, he says. #NativeForum https://t.co/ivqpLnRxpq
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
Even if a tribal community doesn't want "BetterCare" former US Congressman John Delaney @JohnDelaney says Indian Health Service must be funded fully. Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum. #NativeForum #NativeVote2020 #NativeVote
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
"I commit to do that in the first 6 months of my administration," John Delaney @JohnDelaney says of White House summit with tribal nations. The last one took place in 2016. Tribal leaders want it back. Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum. #NativeVote2020 #NativeForum
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
"As president I'm committed to addressing the crisis," John Delaney @JohnDelaney says of nation's opioid epidemic. Wants manufacturers to be held liable in lawsuits filed by tribes. Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum. #NativeForum #NativeVote2020 #NativeVote
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
"Global trade presents new opportunities for our communities,” Wayne Frederick of Rosebud Sioux Tribe says at Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum. #Sovereignty #NativeForum #NativeVote2020 #NativeVote
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
"I proposed the largest infrastructure plan of any candidate," John Delaney @JohnDelaney says of $2 trillion plan. Says it includes broadband for Native communities. Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum. #NativeVote #NativeVote2020 #NativeForum https://t.co/NQNLcZx0UG
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
Kevin Abourezk @Kevin_Abourezk and Leo Yankton are live at the Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum. Tune in to the historic event in Sioux City, Iowa, in the homelands of several tribes. #NativeForum #NativeVote #NativeVote2020 https://t.co/cPeCkg2Xt0
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
Next up at the Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum in Sioux City, Iowa, is Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris, the US Senator from California. She will be appearing via Skype to talk about her platform and hear from tribal panelists. #NativeForum #NativeVote2020 #NativeVote
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
Kevin Abourezk @Kevin_Abourezk and Leo Yankton are live at the Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum. Tune in to the historic event in Sioux City, Iowa, in the homelands of several tribes. #NativeForum #NativeVote #NativeVote2020 https://t.co/NLe2877plG
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
US Senator Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris from California is next up at the Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum in Sioux City, Iowa. #NativeForum #NativeVote2020 #NativeVote https://t.co/jxkX356sjm
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
Senator Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris from California is keeping remarks short but voices "unequivocal support” for tribal sovereignty and cites need to address historic and ongoing "murders, rapes and theft" against Native peoples. Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum.
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
"Yes I do," Senator Kamala Harris says of support for Remove the Stain Act to rescind Medals of Honor for Wounded Knee in 1890. "It was a massacre," @KamalaHarris says at Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum. #NativeVote #NativeVote2020 #NativeForum #RemoveTheStain
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
"It is the Native people who have always understood that best...We need to look to you. I will look to you,” Senator Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris says of addressing climate change. Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum. #NativeVote #NativeForum #NativeVote2020
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
"To plead for the health of the Klamath River is disgraceful," Sue Masten of Yurok Tribe says at Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum. Says 80,000 fish died because feds failed to uphold tribal water rights. #NativeForum #NativeVote2020 #NativeVote #California
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
Chair Harold Frazier @CRSTChairman of Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe asks Sen Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris the big question about past opposition to land-into-trust as attorney general of California: "Why did your office oppose these applications?" #NativeForum #NativeVote2020
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
Sen. Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris says she opposed tribal land applications because state of #California was her "client" when she was attorney general. Claims it was not her personal decision to oppose. Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum. #NativeForum #NativeVote2020
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
To learn more about Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris and her past opposition to tribal land-into-trust applications read this 2014 https://t.co/wkcQ75PEBE story from the late Dave Palermo. She opposed at least 15 applications as attorney general in #California. https://t.co/jHiiXIXwsN
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
John Echohawk, Pawnee, executive director of Native American Rights Fund @NDNrights is talking about the battle to defend the Indian Child Welfare Act at the Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum. #DefendICWA #NativeForum #NativeVote2020 #NativeVote
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
More on Sen. Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris and her opposition to tribal land-into-trust applications when she served as attorney general of #California. #NativeForum #NativeVote2020 #NativeVote #TribalHomelands. Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum. https://t.co/grKKMWLzxg
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
"It's a matter of right and responsibility,” Sen. Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris says of the need to uphold the Indian Child Welfare Act and ensure compliance with the 1978 law. Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum. #NativeForum #NativeVote2020 #NativeVote #DefendICWA
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
“There are reasons we have ICWA,” Sen. Kamala Harris says of historic removals of Indian children from communities. "It is about appointing judges who understand it," @KamalaHarris says of Indian Child Welfare Act at Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum. #DefendICWA
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
"Sometimes we can't even get a seat the table,” Chairman Russell Attebery of the Karuk Tribe says at the Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum. Calls for improvements in federal-tribal consultation policies. #NativeVote2020 #NativeForum #NativeVote
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
To improve federal-tribal consultation, Sen. Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris of California vows to revive White House summit with tribal nations "immediately" if elected president. Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum. #NativeForum #NativeVote2020 #NativeVote
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
Kevin Abourezk @Kevin_Abourezk and Leo Yankton are live at the Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum! Watch Sen. Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris at the historic event in tribal homelands. #NativeForum #NativeVote #NativeVote2020 https://t.co/cQJU349EQe
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
Julián Castro, former Secretary of Housing & Urban Development, is up next at Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum. He was first in 2020 cycle with comprehensive Indian Country platform. @JulianCastro https://t.co/yfDzCsIYHG #NativeForum #NativeVote2020 #NativeVote
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
With today's talk of Remove the Stain Act to rescind Medals of Honor for the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) announces she will introduce it in the Senate. #RemoveTheStain #genocide #NativeForum #NativeVote2020 #NativeVote @ewarren @SenWarren
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
With today's talk of Remove the Stain Act to rescind Medals of Honor for the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) announces she will introduce it in the Senate. #RemoveTheStain #genocide #NativeForum #NativeVote2020 #NativeVote @ewarren @SenWarren
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
“These acts of violence were not heroic; they were tragic and profoundly shameful. Representatives Heck, Haaland, and Cook have already introduced the Remove the Stain Act in the House, and I will introduce it in the Senate," @SenWarren told https://t.co/0yYFAWzrcJ.
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
“These acts of violence were not heroic; they were tragic and profoundly shameful. Representatives Heck, Haaland, and Cook have already introduced the Remove the Stain Act in the House, and I will introduce it in the Senate," @SenWarren told https://t.co/0yYFAWzrcJ.
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
Kevin Abourezk @Kevin_Abourezk and Leo Yankton are live at the Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum! Tune into the historic event in Sioux City, Iowa. #NativeForum #NativeVote2020 #NativeVote https://t.co/UoxhInqNdR
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
Christina Blackcloud, Meskwaki, Vice Chair of Native American Caucus of Iowa Democratic Party, introduced Julián Castro at Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum, Sioux City, Iowa. Blackcloud endorses @juliancastro for president. #NativeForum #NativeVote2020 #NativeVote
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
"I want to thank our water protectors," former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro @JulianCastro says to applause at the Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum. #MniWiconi #WaterIsLife #NativeForum #NativeVote2020 #NativeVote
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro @JulianCastro at the Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum in Sioux City, Iowa. #NativeForum #NativeVote2020 #NativeVote #MniWiconi #WaterIsLife https://t.co/jMoUR1AGfQ
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
"I absolutely do support the Remove the Stain Act," former Housing & Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro @JulianCastro says of bipartisan bill to rescind Medals of Honor for 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre.
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
"I believe that’s the right thing to do," Castro says. #RemoveTheStain
"We want people...anywhere in the Cabinet and in the courts that understand these issues,” Julián Castro @JulianCastro says at Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum of need to ensure Indigenous peoples are represented throughout government. #NativeForum #NativeVote2020
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
Governor Stephen Roe Lewis @stephenroelewis of Gila River Indian Community calls for strong defense of Indian Child Welfare Act against "negative and racist" attacks on tribal sovereignty and 1978 law. Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum. #NativeVote2020 #NativeVote
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
"The disregard for Native peoples is still prevalent in many quarters," ex-Housing & Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro @JulianCastro says of need to defend Indian Child Welfare Act. Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum. #DefendICWA #NativeForum #NativeVote2020
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
Oneida Nation council member Brandon Stevens @yellowbird_4 highlights negative impact of government shutdown at Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum. "That stopped homeownership for tribal members," Stevens says of tribe's inability to issue home loans. #NativeVote2020
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
"Indigenous communities are not monolithic,” former Housing & Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro @JulianCastro says of need to expand housing for Native peoples, both on and off reservations. Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum. #NativeForum #NativeVote2020
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
Vice Chairman Jason Cooke of Yankton Sioux Tribe says Indigenous people who cross border need protections, citing "wretched conditions" in shelters and lack of translators for Indigenous languages. Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum. #NativeVote2020 #NativeForum
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
"I would end the family separation zero tolerance policy immediately. I would stop putting these children on cold concrete floors," Julián Castro @JulianCastro says of plan to help Indigenous migrants. Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum. #NativeVote2020 #NativeForum
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
"We even ask the government to be an Indian -- that's how bad we are being treated. And we are tired of it. We were here first," Chairman Harold Frazier @CRSTChairman of Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe at Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum. #NativeForum #NativeVote2020
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
At Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum, Julián Castro @JulianCastro calls for passage of Savanna's Act, as well as providing more resources to tribes, to address the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women. #MMIW #NativeForum #NativeVote2020 #NativeVote
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
"It is a mess," former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro @JulianCastro says of existing federal recognition process. Calls for "efficient and fair" improvements at Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum. #NativeVote2020 #NativeVote #NativeForum
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
Kevin Abourezk @Kevin_Abourezk and Leo Yankton are live at the Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum! Tune into the historic event in Sioux City, Iowa. Wrapping up Julian Castro's presentation. #NativeForum #NativeVote2020 #NativeVote https://t.co/NomvjEOLCu
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
Next up at the Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum is Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York City. @BilldeBlasio will address the forum via Skype instead of in person as originally planned. #NativeForum #NativeVote2020 #NativeVote
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
Chairman Harold Frazier @CRSTChairman of Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe introduces Mayor Bill de Blasio @BilldeBlasio at Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum. He notes mayor was first of participants to endorse Remove the Stain Act to rescind Wounded Knee Medals of Honor.
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
"We have to remove the stain," Mayor Bill de Blasio @BilldeBlasio says of the Remove the Stain Act to rescind Medals of Honor for the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre. Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum. #NativeVote2020 #NativeForum #NativeVote #Genocide #RemoveTheStain
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
"The Native American vote has to be honored in this country," Mayor Bill de Blasio @BilldeBlasio says at the Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum in Sioux City, Iowa. "When it is honored, this country will change." #NativeForum #NativeVote2020 #NativeVote
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
"We have to end the disrespect for tribal sovereignty," Mayor Bill de Blasio @BilldeBlasio of New York City says at the Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum in Sioux City, Iowa. #NativeForum #NativeVote2020 #NativeVote
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
Mayor Bill de Blasio @BilldeBlasio of New York City at the Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum in Sioux City, Iowa. #RemoveTheStain #Genocide #Massacres #NativeVote2020 #NativeVote #NativeForum #WoundedKnee #NoMedalsForMurder https://t.co/UfINqmSaoc
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
"Our people still remember," 99-year-old World War II veteran Marcella LeBeau of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe says of the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre at the Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum. #RemoveTheStain #NativeForum #NativeVote2020 #NativeVote
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
Kevin Abourezk @Kevin_Abourezk and Leo Yankton are live at the Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum! Tune into the historic event in Sioux City, Iowa. #NativeForum #NativeVote2020 #NativeVote https://t.co/IbuFlE1hym
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
Mayor Bill de Blasio @BilldeBlasio of New York City endorses reforms to ensure tribes can improve their economies and infrastructure through bonds, taxation and other revenue measures. Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum. #NativeVote #NativeVote2020 #NativeForum
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
Chairwoman Cheryl Andrews-Maltais of Aquinnah Wampanaog Tribe is calling for support of Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act and recognition of tribal sovereignty when it comes to employment. Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum. #NativeVote2020 #NativeVote #NativeForum #TLSA
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
"I'm ready to learn," Mayor Bill de Blasio @BilldeBlasio says after saying he can't endorse Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act at the moment. Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum. #NativeVote #NativeVote2020 #NativeForum #TLSA
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
"The bottom line is we have to get away from fossil fuels,” Mayor Bill de Blasio @BilldeBlasio of New York City says of need to address fracking in Indian Country. "I'm someone who opposes fracking across the board," he says at Frank LaMere Native Presidential Forum. #NativeVote
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
"Clean water is a basic human right and a vital necessity,” Chairman Lester Thompson Jr of Crow Creek Sioux Tribe says at Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum. Cites threats from pipelines, fracking & other extractive industries. #NoKXL #NoDAPL #MniWiconi #WaterIsLife
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
“Water is the beginning of everything,” Mayor Bill de Blasio @BilldeBlasio says at Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum. "We do that by empowering tribal governments,” de Blasio says after reiterating opposition to Keystone XL Pipeline. #NoKXL #MniWiconi #WaterIsLife
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
"The Black Hills are a spiritual center of our people," President Julian Bear Runner of Oglala Sioux Tribe says at Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum. "We rejected the money that was thrown at us for the illegal taking of our land." #NativeForum #NativeVote2020
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum in Sioux City, Iowa. #NativeVote #NativeVote2020 #NativeForum #Before1492 #Colonization https://t.co/vXBlv03CKX
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
"I agree that is a clemency that is long overdue," Mayor Bill de Blasio @BilldeBlasio after President Julian Bear Runner brings up Leonard Peltier. "I will do anything I can to support you in seeking that clemency. It's time." Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum.
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
Mayor Bill de Blasio @BilldeBlasio of New York City at Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum. #FreeLeonardPeltier #FreePeltier #NativeVote #NativeVote2020 #NativeForum https://t.co/gO7UJtsfrt
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
"It's morally wrong. It's divisive. It's racist. It's outmoded" Mayor Bill de Blasio @BilldeBlasio of New York City says of racist mascots in sports. "We don't do this to other ethnicities." Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum. #NativeForum #NativeVote #NativeVote2020
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
"Indigenous peoples have the right to self-determination and free and prior informed consent," Navajo citizen Carol Davis says of #FPIC at Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum. #NativeForum #NativeVote2020 #NativeVote #Consultation #Consent #UNDRIP
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
“I can feel the power in this room even though I’m only hearing it," Mayor Bill de Blasio @BilldeBlasio says at Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum in endorsing model of tribal consent over mere consultation. "I’m very aware of this moment in history.” #NativeForum
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
“I think we made history,” OJ Semans, Rosebud Sioux, co-director of Four Directions @4directionsvote says as Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders prepares to take stage at LaMere Native American Presidential Forum in Sioux City, Iowa. #NativeForum #NativeVote2020 #NativeVote @ojsemans
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
US Senator Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders of Vermont is the final participant in the Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum in Sioux City, Iowa. He is due to arrive in about 15 minutes according to @4directionsvote #NativeForum #NativeVote #NativeVote2020
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
While the Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum waits on Senator Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders to arrive, read his "Empower Tribal Nations" platform. #NativeForum #NativeVote2020 #NativeVote https://t.co/ydjSXEzO5e
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
It's not as detailed as his 2016 platform but here are some 2020 highlights from @BernieSanders:
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
* Honor Native American tribal treaty rights and sovereignty, moving away from a relationship of paternalism and control toward one of deference and support. #HonorTheTreaties
* Reauthorize and expand the Violence Against Women Act to provide critical resources to women in Indian country and allow all tribes to prosecute non-Native criminals. #VAWA #TribalJurisdiction #JusticeForNativeWomen #VAWA4All #VAWA4MMIW #MMIW
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
* Enact a Green New Deal which includes a federal job guarantee to rebuild Native communities. The Green New Deal will undo environmental damage in Indian country, as well as provide jobs and rebuild the local economies of those communities. #GreenNewDeal
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
Allison Renville @allisonrenville of Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate is introducing Sen. Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders at the Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum. #NativeVote #NativeVote2020 #NativeForum
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
Kevin Abourezk @Kevin_Abourezk and Leo Yankton are live at the Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum! Tune into the historic event in Sioux City, Iowa. #NativeForum #NativeVote2020 #NativeVote https://t.co/p4rEWO1P5F
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
At Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum, Sen. Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders decries the "lies that have been told to the Native Americans, the treaties that have been signed but then abrogated, the taking away of sovereignty...the refusal to listen." #NativeVote2020
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
Sen. Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders of Vermont at Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum in Sioux City, Iowa. #NatveVote #NativeVote2020 #NativeForum https://t.co/PFXtT3FWju
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
“You can talk but nobody listens. We intend to change that,” Sen. Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders of Vermont says at Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum in Sioux City, Iowa. #NativeForum #NativeVote2020 #NativeVote
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
"The answer is absolutely,” Sen. Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders of Vermont says of support for Remove the Stain Act to rescind Medals of Honor for 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre. "Massacring women and children is not an act of great bravery." #NativeForum #NativeVote2020 #NativeVote
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
Faith Spotted Eagle of Yankton Sioux Tribe brought her granddaughter on stage with her at the Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum. She's advocating for water, treaties and #MMIW. #NativeForum #NativeVote2020 #NativeVote #HonorTheTreaties #MinWiconi #NoKXL #NoDAPL
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
"Consultation needs to be consent,” elder Faith Spotted Eagle of Yankton Sioux Tribe says at the Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum in Sioux City, Iowa. #FPIC #UNDRIP #NativeForum #NativeVote2020 #NativeVote
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
"That treaty certainly has been abrogated. I think we all understand that the Indian Health Service isn't doing anything near what it should be doing," Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders says at Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum. #NativeForum #NativeVote2020 #NativeVote
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
"Climate change is threatening not only your way life ... it is threatening the entire planet," Sen. Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders says at Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum. "It is not a hoax."#NativeForum #NativeVote2020 #NativeVote #ClimateChange #GreenNewDeal
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
"We can't go to war against nature and expect to have clean water and decent food,” Sen. Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders says at Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum in Sioux City, Iowa. #NativeForum #NativeVote2020 #NativeVote #ClimateChange #Food #FoodSovereignty
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
"We will respect tribal sovereignty and we will not turn our backs as large corporations...come in and rape the land that belongs to the Native American people,” Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders says at Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum. #NativeForum #NativeVote2020
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
"It is having you up front, giving us your history and your culture about how we can work with nature and not against it," Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders says at Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum. #NativeForum #NativeVote2020 #NativeVote #ProtectTheSacred
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
“We have a corrupt political system designed to protect the wealthy and the powerful. What happened to your people is just one example of the kind of voter suppression that is taking place all over this country," Bernie Sanders says of efforts to suppress #NativeVote in #Nevada.
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
"We should raise the minimum wage to be a living wage of at least $15 an hour," Senator Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders of Vermont says at Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum. #NativeForum #NativeVote2020 #NativeVote
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
With Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders off the stage, Kevin Abourezk @Kevin_Abourezk and Leo Yankton are wrapping up their coverage of the Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum. Watch here: https://t.co/p4rEWO1P5F #NativeForum #NativeVote2020 #NativeVote
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
"This forum is the beginning, the beginning of the path for Indian votes to make a difference in the 2020 election," Judith LeBlanc, Caddo, says as historic Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum wraps up in Sioux City, Iowa. #NativeVote #NativeVote2020 #NativeForum
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
Native women warriors are retiring the colors as the historic Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum comes to a close in Sioux City, Iowa. #NativeForum #NativeVote2020 #NativeVote #NativeVeterans
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum.#NativeForum #NativeVote2020 #NativeVote
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 20, 2019
Sioux City, Iowa.
August 19-20, 2019. https://t.co/C2QIk1NkiY
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