{"id":817672,"date":"2026-09-16T00:00:01","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T05:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=817672"},"modified":"2026-09-17T13:47:38","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T18:47:38","slug":"native-america-calling-native-advocates-assess-barriers-to-upcoming-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/09\/16\/native-america-calling-native-advocates-assess-barriers-to-upcoming-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: Native advocates assess barriers to upcoming 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\">Wednesday, September 16, 2026<\/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\">\r\nNative advocates assess barriers to upcoming elections\r\n<\/div>\r\nA <a href=\"https:\/\/vote.narf.org\">new report by the Native American Rights Fund<\/a> finds rejections increased for both ballots and voter registration forms sent by mail from places with high Native populations from 2020 to 2024.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n NARF\u2019s analysis also documents generations of efforts to suppress or hinder Native voters. The report comes as both Congress and the courts are turning back several President Donald Trump\u2019s most significant attempts to alter how people vote or how their votes should be counted. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nBut Native voting advocates remain vigilant for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/09\/15\/supreme-court-mail-in-voting-ruling-election-01077992\">ways the federal government may seek to interfere with the midterm elections<\/a> in November. [PDF: <a href=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026-narf-obstacles-persist-voting-report\/>Obstacles Persist: According to the Data<\/a>]\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=row><div class=col-7>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/vote.narf.org\/obstacles-at-every-turn\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1584\" height=\"2048\" data-attachment-id=\"817674\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/09\/16\/native-america-calling-native-advocates-assess-barriers-to-upcoming-elections\/nativeamericanrightsfund-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/16\/NativeAmericanRightsFund.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1584,2048\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"&amp;#8216;Obstacles Persist: According to the Data&amp;#8217;\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8216;Obstacles Persist: According to the Data&amp;#8217;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Native voters continue to face significant roadblocks at every stage of the election process, according to the Native American Rights Fund report &lt;a href=https:\/\/vote.narf.org\/obstacles-at-every-turn\/&gt;Obstacles Persist: According to the Data&lt;\/a&gt;.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/16\/NativeAmericanRightsFund.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/16\/NativeAmericanRightsFund.jpg\" alt=\"&#039;Obstacles Persist: According to the Data&#039;\" class=\"size-full wp-image-817674\" \/><\/a> <\/div>\r\n<div class=\"col-5 align-self-end\"><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">\r\nNative voters continue to face significant roadblocks at every stage of the election process,  the Native American Rights Fund says in the 2026 report <a href=https:\/\/vote.narf.org\/obstacles-at-every-turn\/>Obstacles Persist: According to the Data<\/a>.<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n <p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Guests on Native America Calling<\/div>\r\nDr. Megan Gall, principal at Blockwell Consulting\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nJaynie Parrish (Din\u00e9), executive director of Arizona Native Vote\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nMichelle Sparck (Qissunamiut Tribe of Chevak), director of Get Out The Native Vote\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nCalvin Hedrick (Mountain Maidu), director of policy, training and tribal relations for the California Native Vote Project\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; 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