{"id":240445,"date":"2025-09-29T00:00:28","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T05:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=240445"},"modified":"2025-09-29T10:22:53","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T15:22:53","slug":"native-america-calling-how-will-native-people-fare-in-redistricting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/09\/29\/native-america-calling-how-will-native-people-fare-in-redistricting\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: How will Native people fare in redistricting?"},"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\">Monday, September 29, 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\">How will Native Americans fare in state-by-state redistricting push?\r\n<\/div>\r\nAn action by Republican lawmakers in Texas to redraw congressional voting boundaries to favor their own party&#8217;s candidates has clear implications for Native voters.   \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe new contorted boundaries put the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alabama-coushatta.com\/\">Alabama-Coushatta Tribe<\/a>  at least four times the distance away from their elected representative\u2019s base of operation. The   move has also spurred other states to do that same and voting advocates worry about losing hard-fought ground for Native voter representation at the polls. Tune in to look at what the latest potential problem areas are and how it relates to the mid-term elections.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/09\/29\/native-america-calling-how-will-native-people-fare-in-redistricting\/alabamacoushattatribe\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-240638\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1334\" data-attachment-id=\"240638\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/09\/29\/native-america-calling-how-will-native-people-fare-in-redistricting\/alabamacoushattatribe\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/28\/alabamacoushattatribe.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1334\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Alabama\u2013Coushatta Tribe\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Alabama\u2013Coushatta Tribe&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A welcome sign from the Alabama\u2013Coushatta Tribe in Texas. Photo: &lt;a href=https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Alabama_Coushatta_Tribe_-_panoramio.jpg&gt;Lance L Lowry&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/28\/alabamacoushattatribe.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/28\/alabamacoushattatribe.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/28\/alabamacoushattatribe.jpg\" alt=\"Alabama\u2013Coushatta Tribe\" class=\"size-full wp-image-240638\" \/><\/a> <figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">A welcome sign from the Alabama\u2013Coushatta Tribe in Texas. Photo: <a href=https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Alabama_Coushatta_Tribe_-_panoramio.jpg>Lance L Lowry<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nAlso, join Native America Calling to talk with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nmdas.com\/judicial-districts\/eleventh-judicial-district-div-ii\/\">New Mexico District Attorney Bernadine Martin<\/a> (Din\u00e9). She is fighting to keep her job amid <a href=\"https:\/\/nmdoj.gov\/press-release\/attorney-general-raul-torrez-petitions-new-mexico-supreme-court-to-consider-removal-of-eleventh-judicial-district-attorney-bernadine-martin\/\">allegations of incompetence and misconduct<\/a>. \r\n<P><\/P>\r\nMartin is the only female Native American district attorney in the state. She says she is being unfairly targeted.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=row><div class=col-7>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/09\/29\/native-america-calling-how-will-native-people-fare-in-redistricting\/bernadinemartin\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-240597\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" data-attachment-id=\"240597\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/09\/29\/native-america-calling-how-will-native-people-fare-in-redistricting\/bernadinemartin\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/28\/bernadinemartin.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Bernadine Martin\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Bernadine Martin&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Bernadine Martin. Courtesy photo&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/28\/bernadinemartin.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/28\/bernadinemartin.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/28\/bernadinemartin.jpg\" alt=\"Bernadine Martin\"   class=\"size-full wp-image-240597\" \/><\/a><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"col-5 align-self-end\"> <figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Bernadine Martin. Courtesy photo<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Guests on Native America Calling<\/div>\r\nCecilia Flores (Alabama-Coushatta), tribal council chairwoman of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alabama-coushatta.com\/\">Alabama-Coushatta Tribe<\/a> of Texas\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nita-battise-1b482647\">Nita Battise<\/a> (Alabama-Coushatta), tribal council member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alabama-coushatta.com\/\">Alabama-Coushatta Tribe<\/a> of Texas\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lenny-powell-narf\/\">Lenny Powell<\/a> (Hopland Band of Pomo Indians),  staff attorney for the <a href=\"https:\/\/narf.org\/\">Native American Rights Fund<\/a>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nDaniel McCool, professor <a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.faculty.utah.edu\/u0029400\">emeritus of political science<\/a> at the University of Utah\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nBernadine Martin (Din\u00e9), McKinley County District Attorney\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>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"An action by Republican lawmakers in Texas to redraw boundaries to favor their own candidates has implications for Native voters.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":240638,"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],"tags":[1527,6793,6056,170,6795,56,410,6572,243,133,55,7,167,6794,134,85,27,508,44],"class_list":["post-240445","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-law","category-national","category-politics","tag-alabama-coushatta","tag-bernadine-martin","tag-cecilia-flores","tag-congress","tag-daniel-mccool","tag-elections","tag-law-firms","tag-lenny-powell","tag-media","tag-native-america-calling","tag-native-vote","tag-ncai","tag-new-mexico","tag-nita-battise","tag-radio","tag-republicans","tag-texas","tag-utah","tag-women","no-wpautop"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/28\/alabamacoushattatribe.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcoJ7g-10y9","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240445","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=240445"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240445\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":241134,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240445\/revisions\/241134"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/240638"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=240445"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=240445"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=240445"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}