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Native Voters’ Top Issues: Sovereignty, Healthcare & Women’s Right to Choose

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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — When Native Americans vote in the 2022 midterm elections, many of their concerns mirror those of other Americans, with some key exceptions driven by their tribal identities. 

While jobs and the economy matter to Native Americans, the country’s first people are more concerned with issues such as tribal sovereignty, healthcare, the protection of sacred sites, the environment and tribal water settlements. As a matter of fact, tribal sovereignty is the number one issue important to Native Americans, according to a Native voter survey conducted by Native News Online.  

In the survey conducted between September 27 and October 17, respondents said tribal sovereignty and a woman’s right to choose are the two most important issues to them as voters in the midterm elections. The survey received responses from 678 Native News Online readers. 

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