Native Americans
Oct. 18, 2021
NAVRA takes steps to increase the promises left unfulfilled by the Indian Citizenship Act
The Native American Voting Rights Act seeks to address ongoing barriers that Native Americans face when voting and preempt or prohibit states from promulgating election laws that hinder Native Americans from voting.
Torey Dolan
Torey, a member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, is a Native Vote Fellow in the Indian Legal Clinic at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University.
Blair Tarman
Blair, a member of the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma, is a Native Vote Fellow in the Indian Legal Clinic at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University.
In 1886, the U.S. Supreme Court stated that, “because of the local ill feeling, the people of the states where [Native Americans] are found are often their deadliest enemies,” affirming Congress’ plenary power in the matter of Indian affairs. U.S. v. Kagama, 118 U.S. 375, 384 (1886). Local ill will between Indians and non-Indians persists today, and one of the areas where tension remains strong is in the realm of voting rights. In 1924, Co...
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