{"id":312181,"date":"2025-11-24T00:00:22","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T06:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=312181"},"modified":"2025-11-24T10:42:42","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T16:42:42","slug":"native-america-calling-native-candidates-make-strides-in-local-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/11\/24\/native-america-calling-native-candidates-make-strides-in-local-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: Native candidates make strides in local elections"},"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, November 24, 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\">Native candidates make strides in local elections\r\n<\/div>\r\nSocial worker and political newcomer <a href=\"https:\/\/sierrayazzie.com\/\">Sierra Yazzie Asamoa-Tutu<\/a> will take office in January 2026 as the first Din\u00e9 city council member in Gallup, New Mexico.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nNotably a city along Route 66 and on the edge of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navajo-nsn.gov\/\">Navajo Nation<\/a>, Gallup\u2019s population is more than half Native American, <a href=https:\/\/data.census.gov\/profile\/Gallup_city,_New_Mexico?g=160XX00US3528460#race-and-ethnicity>according to the U.S. Census Bureau<\/a>. Yazzie Asamoa-Tutu is one of a number of Native candidates filling local elected seats since the mid-term elections. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nTune into Native America Calling to talk with some of them about what their hopes are for their coming term of elected public service.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/11\/24\/native-america-calling-native-candidates-make-strides-in-local-elections\/sierrayazzieasamoatutu\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-312191\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1361\" data-attachment-id=\"312191\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/11\/24\/native-america-calling-native-candidates-make-strides-in-local-elections\/sierrayazzieasamoatutu\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/24\/SierraYazzieAsamoaTutu.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1361\" 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=\"Sierra Yazzie Asamoa-Tutu\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Sierra Yazzie Asamoa-Tutu&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;In November 2025, Sierra Yazzie Asamoa-Tutu won election as the first Navajo person on the city council in Gallup, New Mexico, a community near the Navajo Nation. She will represent District 2 in Gallup. Photo courtesy Sierra Yazzie Asamoa-Tutu&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/24\/SierraYazzieAsamoaTutu.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/24\/SierraYazzieAsamoaTutu.jpg\" alt=\"Sierra Yazzie Asamoa-Tutu\" class=\"size-full wp-image-312191\" \/><\/a> <figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">In November 2025, Sierra Yazzie Asamoa-Tutu won election as the first Navajo person on the city council in Gallup, New Mexico, a community near the Navajo Nation. She will represent District 2 in Gallup. Photo courtesy Sierra Yazzie Asamoa-Tutu<\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Guests on Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sierrayazzie.com\/\">Sierra Yazzie Asamoa-Tutu<\/a> (Din\u00e9), council member-elect for the city of Gallup, New Mexico\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nEd Lowery Jr. (Lumbee), mayor-elect of Parktown, North Carolina\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nChris Roberts (Choctaw), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shorelinewa.gov\/government\/elected-and-appointed-officials\/shoreline-city-council\/roberts\">mayor of Shoreline, Washington<\/a>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nDavid Holt (Osage), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.okc.gov\/Government\/Elected-Officials\/Mayor\">mayor of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma<\/a>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Chris Roberts and Native Elected Officials at National Congress of American Indians<\/div>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Native Elected Officials Panel at National Congress of American Indians 82nd annual convention in Seattle, Washington, from left: Debora Juarez (Blackfeet), Claudia Kauffman (Nez Perce), Chris Stearns (Navajo), Debra Lekanoff (Tlingit) and Chris Roberts (Choctaw). <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NCAI1944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NCAI1944<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VL9Xr4HwuY\">pic.twitter.com\/VL9Xr4HwuY<\/a><\/p>&mdash; indianz.com (@indianz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/indianz\/status\/1991226717420044403?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 19, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cWe need to build a bench\u201d: Chris Roberts (Choctaw), first Native person elected as mayor of Shoreline, Washington, on supporting Native elected officials at National Congress of American Indians 82nd annual convention in Seattle. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NCAI1944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NCAI1944<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AJwLNIgam2\">pic.twitter.com\/AJwLNIgam2<\/a><\/p>&mdash; indianz.com (@indianz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/indianz\/status\/1991234580192374877?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 19, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\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":"Political newcomer Sierra Yazzie Asamoa-Tutu will soon be the first Navajo city council member in Gallup, New Mexico. 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