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Alaska’s Native Voice (ANV), hosted by Antonia Gonzales of National Native News, engages in conversation about top issues facing Alaska Native communities.

The LIVE broadcast of the AFN Convention, December 13-14, 2021, hosted by Antonia Gonzales.

As the midterm election approaches, Native organizers are facing an uphill battle. Their biggest challenge appears to be capturing voters’ attention.

On Wednesday, the Montana Supreme Court prevented the Secretary of State from enacting two bills that would eliminate Election Day voter registration and create stricter voter identification requirements.

There was spirited public comment from both sides of the political aisle during the Montana Districting and Apportionment Commission’s first public hearing on Friday at the University of Montana campus.

Friday marked the first chance for the public to weigh in on four potential legislative maps, and the public got the opportunity to give feedback on the University of Montana campus.

Yellowstone County District Court Judge Michael G. Moses is overseeing the case, in which three separate challenges to a trio of election laws have been merged into a marathon trial

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With new voting maps for Montanas Legislature to be revealed soon, Native American communities are being encouraged to watch the process closely. Billings-based Western Native Voice wants the Montana Districting and Apportionment Commission to respect tribal sovereignty in the process. One of the commissions goals is to keep communities of interest, such as tribes, intact. ...

At its annual Alexa Live event, Amazon introduced new Alexa developer tools including services to support multiple voice assistants running on the same device.