NCAI has been protecting the right to vote for Native Americans since the day the organization was founded in 1944. Some of the first resolutions ever passed by NCAI supported voting rights for American Indians in New Mexico and Arizona. And NCAI has been protecting
Now, NCAI's national nonpartisan initiative - Native Vote - encourages American Indians and Alaska Natives to exercise their right to vote and works to protect voting rights across the country. At NativeVote.org you can join the national campaign and get involved in the effort in your community.
Due to historically low voter participation and severe infractions committed against Native voters, tribal leaders created an initiative that would increase voter participation and protect voters in Indian Country. Since then, Indian Country has become a powerful voting bloc and encourages candidates to recognize the needs of their American Indian and Alaska Native constituents.
For the 2012 election Cycle the Native Vote campaign is focused on the following four areas:
- Get-Out-The-Vote (GOTV) and registration efforts,
- Election and voter protection awareness and advocacy
- Voter and candidate education
- Tribal access to data
Visit NativeVote.org for more information, resources, frequent updates, and news!