Sovereignty in the 21st Century - Native American Suffrage Symposium
Join us for the U.S. Capitol Historical Society's Native American Suffrage Symposium, commemorating the centennial of the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924. This landmark law declared as citizens all "Indians born within the territorial limits of the United States."
Larry Wright Jr., Executive Director of the National Congress of American Indians, emphasized the importance of civic education to help tribal governments and communities adjust to the changing dynamics of Congress, the administration, the country, and economics, stating that “we're voting for people who understand and defend our issues.” The Hon. Bryan Newland, Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs, concluded by noting the strong results when Native Americans use their vote to uplift their communities and public servants from Indian Country. He affirmed that “not only does it benefit Native people, it benefits the United States.”
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