Bernie Sanders Stands Up For Native American Rights At The Pine Ridge Reservation Community Meeting
By Leon Thompson, Tribal Beat

(May 15, 2016 12:00 pm) – When Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders spoke in San Diego, he said, among other others, “This campaign is about the Native Americans.“ I don’t think I’ve ever heard a politician even talk about Indians let alone include them in his race for President. Should I be happy that someone is at least talking about the 566 tribes? We are a mere 1.6 % of the voting population. Of course, we know that only a third of all Indians live on reservations.

We are many urban Indians. And we vote.

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