{"id":159496,"date":"2025-07-04T00:00:32","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T05:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=159496"},"modified":"2025-07-07T11:57:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T16:57:11","slug":"native-america-calling-confusion-reigns-with-american-samoa-citizenship-status-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/07\/04\/native-america-calling-confusion-reigns-with-american-samoa-citizenship-status-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: Confusion reigns with American Samoa citizenship status"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"card mb-2\">\r\n  <div class=\"row\">\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-4 align-self-center\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/nativeamericacalling.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"native america calling\"\/>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-8\">\r\n      <div class=\"card-body\">\r\n        <div class=\"h5-responsive card-title\">Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n           Listen to Native America Calling every weekday at 1pm Eastern.\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n          <!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\r\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1859-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\">http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\r\n\t\t\tAlternate Links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nv1.org\/\">Native Voice One<\/a> |\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\">NAC<\/a>\r\n\t\t\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Friday, July 4, 2025<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\"><i class=\"fas fa-link fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling.com<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nativeamericacalling\/\"><i class=\"fab fa-instagram fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nativeamericacalling\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\"> Confusion reigns with American Samoa citizenship status<\/div>\r\n<strong>Note: This is an encore presentation from Native America Calling.<\/strong><P><\/P>\r\n An <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/american-samoa-voting-citizenship-alaska-trump-eda6c32ce0fcdca6edb22efac26e403d\">illegal voting case in Alaska<\/a> highlights lingering confusion over the rights extended to the citizens of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_Samoa\">American Samoa<\/a>, a <a href=https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Territories_of_the_United_States>territory of the United States<\/a>. \r\n<P><\/P>\r\nEleven Samoans    are charged with felonies for alleged voter fraud by participating in their local election in Whittier. All have U.S. passports, were born on U.S. soil, and can even participate in the presidential primary process.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n The territory of American Samoa has been under heavy colonial pressure for centuries and has been under U.S. oversight for more than 125 years. But Congress never granted its citizens the right to vote in national elections.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nIn another case, tribes in North Dakota were dealt a serious blow in their <a href=\"https:\/\/narf.org\/cases\/north-dakota-redistricting-map\/\">ongoing fight against redistricting<\/a> that reduces their collective power in state elections.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/06\/25\/native-america-calling-confusion-reigns-with-american-samoa-citizenship-status\/tutuila\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-155634\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" data-attachment-id=\"155634\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/06\/25\/native-america-calling-confusion-reigns-with-american-samoa-citizenship-status\/tutuila\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/25\/tutuila.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1500,1000\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D200&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1217518822&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Tutuila\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Tutuila&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A view of Tutuila, the largest and most populous island of American Samoa. Photo: &lt;a href=https:\/\/flickr.com\/photos\/taiger808\/2719441992\/&gt;Rene&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/25\/tutuila.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/25\/tutuila.jpg\" alt=\"Tutuila\"  class=\"size-full wp-image-155634\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\"> A view of Tutuila, the largest and most populous island of American Samoa. Photo: <a href=https:\/\/flickr.com\/photos\/taiger808\/2719441992\/>Rene<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Guests on Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/charles-alailima-21438012\">Charles Ala\u2019ilima<\/a> (Samoan), attorney and board member for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.righttodemocracy.us\/\">Right to Democracy<\/a>\r\n<P><\/P> \r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/tafilisaunoa-toleafoa-b9996619\/\">Tafilisaunoa Toleafoa<\/a> (Samoan), executive director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcalaska.org\">Pacific Community of Alaska<\/a>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nicole-donaghy-19406152\/\">Nicole Donaghy<\/a> (Hunkpapa Lakota), executive director of <a href=\"https:\/\/ndnativevote.org\">North Dakota Native Vote<\/a>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/neilweare\/\">Neil Weare<\/a>, co-director of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.righttodemocracy.us\/\">Right to Democracy<\/a>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"232\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">All Episodes on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?si=2a56e59533534bf9\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/subscribe-to-podcast\/\">More Options<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"An illegal voting case highlights lingering confusion over rights extended to citizens of American Samoa, a territory of the United States.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":155634,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,1,14,23],"tags":[78,4006,6550,243,133,55,6553,6552,302,6554,134,6551,177],"class_list":["post-159496","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-law","category-national","category-politics","category-world","tag-alaska","tag-american-samoa","tag-charles-alilima","tag-media","tag-native-america-calling","tag-native-vote","tag-neil-weare","tag-nicole-donaghy","tag-north-dakota","tag-north-dakota-native-vote","tag-radio","tag-tasfilisaunoa-toleafoa","tag-voting-rights","no-wpautop"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/25\/tutuila.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcoJ7g-Fuw","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159496","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=159496"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159496\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":159498,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159496\/revisions\/159498"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/155634"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=159496"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=159496"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=159496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}