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JI7

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17. discrimination, poverty, etc

Reply to TshaiRedhair (Original post)

Thu Nov 13, 2014, 04:17 AM

Nov 2014

many people get into politics with support from people of their background. with native americans much of this is most likely focused within their own communities in the reservations .

and add in the usual discrimination they faced for centuries and poverty and it's not surprising. so even without the reservations they would have a tough time .

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Why no Native Americans in prominent positions? [View all] TshaiRedhair Nov 2014 OP

Why do you think so? A quick search shows me this link, need to look through it but wanted to share. uppityperson Nov 2014 #1

"Prominent"? No TshaiRedhair Nov 2014 #2

Would a Federal Judge be considered Prominent? eom. 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2014 #4

Why do you think not? uppityperson Nov 2014 #5

If I were a betting man... Algernon Moncrieff Nov 2014 #3

What about Senator Warren? n/t YarnAddict Nov 2014 #6

Let's not open that can of worms again. Nt hack89 Nov 2014 #10

I say we open it! Algernon Moncrieff Nov 2014 #12

Brad Carson, Ben Campbell? Downwinder Nov 2014 #7

Ben Nighthorse Campbell was involved in national politics for a long time. tritsofme Nov 2014 #8

Welcome to DU. Barack_America Nov 2014 #9

My opinion? nilesobek Nov 2014 #11

We must work to change that. raging moderate Nov 2014 #13

In my very humble opinion it's because Native Americans SheilaT Nov 2014 #14

Yet Carlos Montezuma/Wassaja became an M.D. in 1889. Downwinder Nov 2014 #15

At the age of five he was adopted SheilaT Nov 2014 #18

as far as politics - KT2000 Nov 2014 #16

This is true, and it also makes "conservatives" hostile toward them. hunter Nov 2014 #19

there are more than a few of us KT2000 Nov 2014 #21

discrimination, poverty, etc JI7 Nov 2014 #17

I realize it is not a major position outside Jenoch Nov 2014 #20

There are a few. Xithras Nov 2014 #22