Thursday, August 22, 2024 – What a Harris presidency would mean for Native Americans

Native America Calling

Vice President Kamala Harris will wrap up the Democratic National Convention, a climax to the four-day political spectacle to launch the vice president into the home stretch toward the November election. A presidential candidate for barely a month, Harris makes her best case to lead the nation for the next four years. If voters choose Harris, what could her administration mean for Native Americans? We’ll examine her record on the Indian Child Welfare Act, sovereignty, consultation, and honoring treaties. We’ll draw from her work as a U.S. senator, California attorney general, and vice president when it comes to issues important to Native Americans.

GUESTS

Chris Roberts (Choctaw), Mayor of Shoreline, Wash.

Gabriella Cázares-Kelly (member of the Tohono O’odham Nation), Pima County recorder

Robert Miguel (Ak-Chin), chairman of the Ak-Chin Indian Community

Xochitl Torres Small, Former New Mexico congresswoman

Shaun Griswold (Laguna, Zuni, and Jemez Pueblo), editor of Source New Mexico

Break 1 Music: Get Up Stand Up (song) Bailey Wiley, Che Fu, King Kapisi, Laughton Kora, Maisey Rika & Tiki Taane (artist)

Break 2 Music: Current (song) Chuck Copenace (artist) Oshki Manitou (album)