Groups Native Americans for Harris Walz and The Justice and Equity Coalition gave press conferences on how they think communities should vote.
SHAKOPEE, Minn. — After Ohio Senator J.D. Vance and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz faced off in what was likely the only vice-presidential debate of this election cycle, multiple groups have now announced how they’re urging their communities to vote.
Native Americans for Harris Walz had a national launch Wednesday, with community members meeting at the Mystic Lake Center at the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community to voice their support for the ticket.
“The Native vote is absolutely the margin of victory for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz,” Mattea Twinn, coalitions manager for the Wisconsin Democrats, said.
The group said Harris and Walz are better suited to take care of their needs, including respecting Tribal Nations and protecting sovereignty. Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan, a member of the White Earth Nation, …