WHY DID THE NAVAJO NATION VOTE FOR BIDEN IN RECORD NUMBERS? A thread
1. Directly attacking Bears Ears National Monument right out the gate in Dec 2017. This WILL BE THE FIRST CO-MANAGED MONUMENT with 5 tribes of the intertribal coalition when Biden comes into office.
1. Directly attacking Bears Ears National Monument right out the gate in Dec 2017. This WILL BE THE FIRST CO-MANAGED MONUMENT with 5 tribes of the intertribal coalition when Biden comes into office.
2/ It is clear that the administration gives a damn about the long history of Uranium mining on the Navajo Nation. This administration has accelerated approval of Uranium mining in the Grand Canyon. https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-environment/2020/04/24/donald-trump-nuclear-plan-could-reopen-grand-canyon-uranium-mining/3012935001/">https://www.azcentral.com/story/new...
3/ Directly attacking the tribal sovereignty of many other tribes like the Mashpee Wampanoag which make us question if our reservation lands are on the chopping block next.
4/ Pres. Trump at White House event honoring Navajo code talkers, makes joke about "Pocahontas" Sen. Elizabeth Warren. https://www.npr.org/2017/11/27/566783261/trump-brings-up-pocahontas-at-event-honoring-navajo-code-talkers">https://www.npr.org/2017/11/2...
5/ COVID ravages our Nation in the early days of the pandemic. Trump administration drags their feet on providing support. https://thehill.com/changing-america/respect/diversity-inclusion/520222-as-trump-tries-to-win-over-navajo-nation-covid">https://thehill.com/changing-...
6/ Then turns around and tries to suppress our vote
Trump campaign seeks to block Navajo Nation voters& #39; lawsuit over Arizona mail-in ballots https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/trump-campaign-seeks-block-navajo-nation-voters-lawsuit-over-arizona-n1239328">https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/...
Trump campaign seeks to block Navajo Nation voters& #39; lawsuit over Arizona mail-in ballots https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/trump-campaign-seeks-block-navajo-nation-voters-lawsuit-over-arizona-n1239328">https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/...