Deb Haaland (D-New Mexico), a citizen of the Pueblo of Laguna, made history by becoming one of the first two Native women to serve in the U.S. In contrast to the current president, whose handling of tribal matters has been dismal and has been characterized by antagonism toward Native people, they are highlighting their party's platform, which emphasizes restoring land to Indian nations, among other key priorities.
He pointed out that his sister met Harris last year and voiced concerns about her record as well.īut as Democrats across the nation focus on defeating Donald Trump at the polls this November, they are rallying behind Biden and his historic pick, who is the first African American and South Indian woman on a major party ticket. "Until she addresses these Native issues, I won’t be voting for her," Aaron WhiteBeaver Scott, who is Winnebago and Spokane, told Indianz.Com. The governor had no idea Harris was sending opposition letters on attorney general's letterhead to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the site disclosed. Reporting by, an independent, Native-owned outlet, offered a different account. Indianz.Com on SoundCloud: Kamala Harris - Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum #NativeVote2020 Kamala Harris - Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum #NativeVote2020."There must be a restoration of that ownership," she added, embracing the fee-to-trust process that she attempted to undermine in California. government "stole land" and "took land" from tribal nations. "But that was never a reflection, and has never been, a reflection of my personal perspective," said Harris, who prefaced her remarks by stating that the U.S. "As the lawyer, the law officer for the governor, we had to file those letters." "I was the lawyer for the governor, and the governor made decisions about fee-to-trust applications by California tribes," Harris responded a year ago this month. "Why did your office oppose these applications?" Chairman Harold Frazier of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe asked at the forum. She blamed her stance on the land-into-trust applications on the California governor, arguing that she was required to take action at the behest of another state official. On both occasions, Harris tried to deflect from her past. When Harris was seeking the the Democratic nomination for president last year, she was asked about her tribal homelands record at a roundtable with tribal leaders and again at the historic Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum. #NativeAmerica #NativeTwitter- Original Pechanga August 11, 2020īut Cuevas, who was victim of disenrollment by the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians, isn't the only one in Indian Country who has raised concerns.
We can’t let a man like this become president.Īlso Kamala Harris: Sure, I’ll be your VP. Kamala Harris: Joe Biden has a racist past. "She was not good for Indian Country here when she was attorney general," asserted Rick Cuevas, a California resident who has used his OriginalPechanga.Com website to repeatedly call attention to Harris and her record in a state that is home to more than 100 tribes and the largest population of American Indians and Alaska Natives in the nation. Her arguments put her out of step with legal doctrines that were reaffirmed by the nation's highest court in a historic decision just last month. Using her position as the state's top legal official, Harris also went against tribes in two prominent sovereignty cases. Her actions undermined the ability of Indian nations to reclaim lands they lost to theft, fraud and other negative policies. When Kamala Harris served as attorney general of California, she opposed at least 15 tribal land-into-trust applications. Senator with a record of going against tribal interests is the running mate of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden.
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