{"id":42570,"date":"2024-10-28T09:45:59","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T13:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=42570"},"modified":"2024-10-28T10:01:34","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T14:01:34","slug":"chuck-hoskin-cherokee-nation-gets-out-the-native-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/10\/28\/chuck-hoskin-cherokee-nation-gets-out-the-native-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation gets out the Native vote"},"content":{"rendered":" <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/10\/28\/chuck-hoskin-cherokee-nation-gets-out-the-native-vote\/cherokeevote-3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-42575\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1662\" height=\"1377\" data-attachment-id=\"42575\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/10\/28\/chuck-hoskin-cherokee-nation-gets-out-the-native-vote\/cherokeevote-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/28\/cherokeevote.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1662,1377\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"Cherokee Vote\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Cherokee Vote&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Cherokee Vote has registered almost 80,000 people to vote, with more than 2,000 new registrations in the past year alone, according to Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. Photo: &lt;a href=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheCherokeeNation\/posts\/pfbid0XcLHW7c9aiGyCdVQkKFJLvWiKygJAV47KgPouqM1grpwkxAVeXhdSCJvzULeViJGl&gt;Cherokee Nation&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/28\/cherokeevote.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/28\/cherokeevote.jpg\" alt=\"Cherokee Vote\"  class=\"size-full wp-image-42575\" \/><\/a> <figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Cherokee Vote has registered almost 80,000 people to vote, with more than 2,000 new registrations in the past year alone, according to Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. Photo: <a href=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheCherokeeNation\/posts\/pfbid0XcLHW7c9aiGyCdVQkKFJLvWiKygJAV47KgPouqM1grpwkxAVeXhdSCJvzULeViJGl>Cherokee Nation<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\">Empowering Cherokee votes and voices<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Monday, October 28, 2024<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"byline\">By Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. <A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChuckHoskin_Jr\"><I aria-hidden=true class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/I><\/A><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source\">Cherokee Nation<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source-links\"><A \r\nhref=\"https:\/\/www.cherokee.org\/\">cherokee.org<\/A><\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nFor most of United States history, Native Americans could not vote in U.S. elections. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nMost Natives were <a href=\"https:\/\/constitutioncenter.org\/blog\/on-this-day-in-1924-all-indians-made-united-states-citizens\">denied U.S. citizenship until 1924<\/a>, and it wasn\u2019t until the 1960s that the federal government established full voting rights for Natives. So, when we talk about the importance of voting, we understand it as a hard-won right gained in recent history by our elders and ancestors.<p><\/p>\r\nThat\u2019s why voting is more than just a right; it is a responsibility that all Cherokees should embrace whether you live within the Cherokee Nation Reservation, across Oklahoma, or in other parts of the country.<p><\/p>\r\nVoting is one of the most powerful ways tribal citizens can make their voices heard, whether in tribal, local, state, or federal elections. It\u2019s not just about who wins the election. <p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheCherokeeNation\/posts\/pfbid024rM6znAm68etaf4h2kwjrd4qnyV25TBejPYnzKvv5Djqr7XFuwEGRR7tN685G48al\" data-width=\"750\" data-show-text=\"true\"><blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheCherokeeNation\/posts\/955117859981149\" class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\"><p>Early voting has already started across much of the United States! \ud83d\uddf3\ufe0f Make sure your voice is heard!\r\n\r\n\u27a1\ufe0f Look up the early voting information for your state: vote.org\/early-voting-calendar\/\r\n\u27a1\ufe0f CherokeeVote.com<\/p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheCherokeeNation\">Cherokee Nation<\/a> on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheCherokeeNation\/posts\/955117859981149\">Saturday, October 26, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><\/div>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nWhen federal and state leaders know that tribal citizens are an active voting constituency, our voice is more likely to be heard, even beyond election years. Voting helps to ensure that unique tribal issues remain in focus during important political conversations.<p><\/p>\r\nThe frustrations we feel about issues \u2014 whether it&#8217;s a lack of attention to hungry children, broken compacts, the mishandling of federal Indian policies, or decisions to underfund public education or Indian health care \u2014 will never be addressed unless we are active participants in the electoral process.<p><\/p>\r\nChange requires many different efforts and strategies, but it starts with voting. With the Native vote, we can hold leaders accountable for the issues that impact Cherokee Nation and Indian Country.<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cherokeevote.com\">Cherokee Vote,<\/a> our voter registration initiative, has been crucial in connecting Cherokees to their voting power. Since its launch in 2013, Cherokee Vote has registered almost 80,000 people for elections across every level, with more than 2,000 new registrations added this past year alone.<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheCherokeeNation\/posts\/pfbid0XcLHW7c9aiGyCdVQkKFJLvWiKygJAV47KgPouqM1grpwkxAVeXhdSCJvzULeViJGl\" data-width=\"750\" data-show-text=\"true\"><blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheCherokeeNation\/posts\/954682983357970\" class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\"><p>What a great turnout \u2014 576 attendees! \u2014 at our citizenship registration and photo ID field event on Thursday at the&#8230;<\/p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheCherokeeNation\">Cherokee Nation<\/a> on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheCherokeeNation\/posts\/954682983357970\">Friday, October 25, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><\/div>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nThis effort spans across the Cherokee Nation Reservation, as well as through consistent visibility with our at-large citizens nationwide, including Cherokees in key swing states like Arizona and Georgia. Cherokees live in every state and congressional district across the country.<p><\/p>\r\nThe Cherokee Vote team is active at numerous community events, as well as cultural celebrations like Indigenous Peoples Day. We\u2019ve collaborated with the National Congress of American Indians, Rock the Native Vote and the United Indian Nations of Oklahoma to expand our education effort to Natives of many tribes.<p><\/p>\r\nCherokee Vote\u2019s efforts have always been nonpartisan because Cherokee issues are nonpartisan. We have worked closely and successfully with both Republican and Democratic officials. What matters most is electing leaders who honor sovereignty, respect tribal governments, and prioritize Indian Country.<p><\/p>\r\nSo, let\u2019s organize, let\u2019s vote, and let\u2019s ensure that our voice remains a powerful force in this country. In Oklahoma, you can make a plan to vote early at your county election board on October 30, November. 1, or November 2, or you can vote at your local polling place on November 5. Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/okvoterportal.okelections.gov\/\">OK Voter Portal<\/a> to find your polling place and see what\u2019s on your ballot.<p><\/p>\r\nEvery vote cast by a Cherokee citizen contributes to the future of our tribe. Together, we can shape the policies and leaders that will impact us for generations.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<HR><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-md-3\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/23\/chuckhoskinavatar.jpg\" alt=\"Chuck Hoskin Jr\" width=\"140\" height=\"140\" class=\"rounded-circle\" \/><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-9\"><EM><A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChuckHoskin_Jr\">Chuck Hoskin Jr.<\/A> \r\nis the 18th elected Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, the largest Indian \r\ntribe in the United States. He is only the second elected Principal Chief of the \r\nCherokee Nation from Vinita, the first being Thomas Buffington, who served from \r\n1899-1903. Prior to being elected Principal Chief, Hoskin served as the tribe\u2019s \r\nSecretary of State. He also formerly served as a member of the Council of the \r\nCherokee Nation, representing District 11 for six years.<\/EM><\/div><\/div><HR>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Voting is one of the most powerful ways tribal citizens can make their voices heard, whether in tribal, local, state, or federal elections.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":42575,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9,14],"tags":[3786,77,76,56,55,127,177],"class_list":["post-42570","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-opinion","category-politics","tag-3786","tag-cherokee","tag-chuck-hoskin","tag-elections","tag-native-vote","tag-oklahoma","tag-voting-rights","no-wpautop"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/28\/cherokeevote.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcoJ7g-b4C","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42570","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=42570"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42570\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42576,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42570\/revisions\/42576"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42575"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42570"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42570"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42570"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}