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A win for the Harris-Walz ticket would also mean the country's first Native American female governor (apnews.com)

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If Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, are elected this fall, not only would a woman of color lead the country for the first time, but a Native woman would govern a state for the first time in U.S. history too.

Peggy Flanagan, the lieutenant governor of Minnesota and a citizen of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe, is poised to serve as the state’s next governor should Walz step down to accept the role of vice president of the United States. Her rise to power has been watched closely by Indigenous peoples in Minnesota and across the country who see her as a champion of policies that positively affect Native Americans.

In recent years, Minnesota has integrated tribal consultation into numerous aspects of the state government, created one of the country’s first state offices for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives and strengthened its laws protecting Native children in the adoption system. Many Indigenous leaders point to Flanagan as the driving force behind these changes, as well as a significant rise in respect for tribal sovereignty and autonomy in state policy.

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[-] Rapidcreek@lemmy.world 45 points 3 months ago

Guess Kristie Noem will not be allowed in Minnesota

[-] Stovetop@lemmy.world 22 points 3 months ago

It's crazy how much has happened in the news cycle in the past year, that I completely forgot about who Kristie Noem was. I had to look her up to understand this reference before I was reminded of the controversy about how she murdered her dog.

[-] Rapidcreek@lemmy.world 26 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Also all the Sioux tribes do not allow her on tribal land, which is a considerable part of South Dakota.

[-] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 23 points 3 months ago

Anything that positively affects native Americans positively affects everyone.

Except the rich.

(Casinos and tobacco products excluded)

[-] plantsmakemehappy@lemmy.world 23 points 3 months ago

Let's go! Excited to have Peggy be my Governor, her and Tim have been great for Minnesota!

[-] ganksy@lemmy.world 15 points 3 months ago

That and the no fascism it's a win-win-win.

[-] thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org 14 points 3 months ago

Good medicine.

🖤❤️💛🤍

[-] fireweed@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

For the curious, the first Native American governor was Johnston Murray, Oklahoma governor from 1951-1955.

[-] peopleproblems@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Oh jeez I forgot about that

[-] MediaBiasFactChecker@lemmy.world -5 points 3 months ago

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