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An illegal voting case in Alaska highlights lingering confusion over the rights extended to the citizens of American Samoa, a U.S. territory. Eleven Samoans from Whittier, Alaska are charged with felonies for alleged voter fraud by participating in their local election. All have U.S. passports, were born on U.S. soil, and can even participate in the presidential primary process. The territory has been under heavy colonial pressure for centuries and has been under U.S. oversight for more than 125 years. But Congress never granted its citizens the right to vote in national elections.
In another case, tribes in North Dakota were dealt a serious blow in their ongoing fight against redistricting that reduces their collective power in state elections.
This is an encore presentation so we won’t be taking calls
GUESTS
Charles Ala’ilima (Samoan), attorney
Tafilisaunoa Toleafoa (Samoan), executive director of the Pacific Community of Alaska
Neil Weare, co-director of Right to Democracy
Nicole Donaghy (Hunkpapa Lakota), executive director of North Dakota Native Vote
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An illegal voting case in Alaska highlights lingering confusion over the rights extended to the citizens of American Samoa, a U.S. territory. Eleven Samoans from Whittier, Alaska are charged with felonies for alleged voter fraud by participating in their local election. All have U.S. passports, were born on U.S. soil, and can even participate in the presidential primary process. The territory has been under heavy colonial pressure for centuries and has been under U.S. oversight for more than 125 years. But Congress never granted its citizens the right to vote in national elections.
In another case, tribes in North Dakota were dealt a serious blow in their ongoing fight against redistricting that reduces their collective power in state elections.
This is an encore presentation so we won’t be taking calls
GUESTS
Charles Ala’ilima (Samoan), attorney
Tafilisaunoa Toleafoa (Samoan), executive director of the Pacific Community of Alaska
Neil Weare, co-director of Right to Democracy
Nicole Donaghy (Hunkpapa Lakota), executive director of North Dakota Native Vote

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