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Jenoch

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20. I realize it is not a major position outside

Reply to TshaiRedhair (Original post)

Thu Nov 13, 2014, 03:40 PM

Nov 2014

of Minnesota, but the chief of the 1,100 member Minneapolis Police Department is a Native American. Not only that, but the chief is a woman and is homosexual.

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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