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'It’s time for Indian Country to come together': Marshall Pierite at #NCAIAnnual19

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Video by Kevin Abourezk

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico -- “It’s time for Indian Country to come together”: Marshall Pierite, the chairman of the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe, tells Indianz.Com while campaigning for president of the National Congress of American Indians, the largest inter-tribal advocacy organization in the United States.

Marshall Pierite's campaign booth and campaign materials. Photo by Indianz.Com (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)

Learn more about Pierite and his candidacy in our Indianz.Com video as NCAI prepares to elect a new set of leaders during its 76th annual convention in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Candidate speeches take place on Wednesday, to be followed by voting on Thursday.

The winning candidates will be sworn in on Friday, the final day of the convention.

Marshall Pierite #NCAIAnnual19 Candidate

“He is for all tribal people everywhere”: Marshall Pierite, chair of Tunica Biloxi-Tribe, is fourth and final candidate to be nominated for president of the National Congress of American Indians. He was nominated by Melissa Darden, chair of Chitimacha Tribe. #NCAIAnnual19 pic.twitter.com/HeFuN471fR
— indianz.com (@indianz) October 23, 2019

“Trust. Respect. Love”: These are the three core values Marshall Pierite from the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe will bring to the table if elected President of the National Congress of American Indians. “I will bring NCAI to the tribes.” #NCAIAnnual19 pic.twitter.com/7t6hY8bTRz
— indianz.com (@indianz) October 23, 2019