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4. Good post! So glad to see Bernie strongly supports NA rights.
Fri Aug 14, 2015, 03:17 PM
Aug 2015
http://feelthebern.org/bernie-sanders-on-native-american-rights/

Bernie Sanders respects and values Native Americans and believes the U.S. needs to support and work with Native Americans to improve their standard of living. Bernie supports the right of Native American tribes to self-govern and have sovereign jurisdiction over their lands. He also supports directly acknowledging our continuing history of mistreatment and racism against Native Americans and actively promotes measures to achieve justice for them.

Tribal Sovereignty: Native American tribes should have sovereign control over their lands.

Healthcare: Healthcare for Native Americans should be improved to better address medical needs and improve outcomes.

Acknowledging Racism: The history of gross mistreatment of Native Americans should be brought to and maintained in the public’s attention. Stereotypes and slurs against Native Americans should be discouraged and denounced.


Each item is explained in more depth at the link.

One more very important reason to support Bernie for president!

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