First Nations Voting Rights: Planting for the Future
Event Information
About this Event
Scholarships and discounted rates for attendees are available. Please contact info@rupcorp.org with any questions and for more information.
Across the United States, Native Nations are fighting back to guarantee access to fair voting and elections.
At First Nations Voting Rights Conference, we'll compare strategies for equal representation, preparation for the 2020 census, districting, and rural addressing projects to ensure that every vote on Native Nations across the US is counted.
Topics of Discussion Include:
- Status of Voting Rights in Native America
- Redistricting 101: What does it mean? When does it happen? How does it affect your area?
- Micro-perspectives on Census: How to ensure the most accurate count in your area
- The Voting Rights Act and Your Nation
- Increasing Indigenous Voter Participation in US Elections
- Mapping and Redistricting: Drawing Minority Majority Voting Districts
- All About Voter Registration: Increasing Participation on the Ground
- Section 203 Language Assistance and the Importance of Language Preservation in Voting
- Early Voting, Satellite Election Offices, Mail-in Ballots
- Importance of State Laws on Voting: How you and your government can effect change
- Rural Addressing and Voting
- Racial Gerrymandering in Native America
- Voter Protection: What is it? What you can do to ensure fair election in your area.
- Independent Redistricting Commissions: What are they? And why they matter.
- San Juan County, Utah: Lessons for Everyone