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During a League of Women Voters of the Helena Area webinar on Montanas Constitution hitting the half-century mark, speakers warned listeners that the state’s voting rights are under attack.

The Colville Reservation was one of six Washington reservations split during the 2011 redistricting, including the Yakama, Puyallup, Chehalis, Swinomish and Nisqually Reservations.

The organization hopes to install two or three kiosks in each tribal community in Montana before Novembers general election

News Release Western Native Voice  In response to the 2021 legislative session same-day voter registration elimination, Western Native Voice is taking action

BILLINGS, Mont. - Online voter registration (OVR) portals are being put up across Montana by Western Native Voice (WNV) with the goal of increasing voter registration.

An organization whose work includes increasing Native American participation in elections wants to make it easier for people to register to vote after the 2021 Legislature ended Election Day registration.

These South African women leaders need to be celebrated for the work they did in combating apartheid and establishing the country's democracy.

COVID created a perfect storm as it pertains to the census

Homicide is the third-leading cause of death among American Indian and Alaska Native women aged 10 to 24, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 

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