Monday, September 29, 2025 – How will Native Americans fare in state-by-state redistricting push?

The action by Republican Texas lawmakers to redraw congressional voting boundaries to favor Republican candidates has clear implications for the Alabama Coushatta Tribe of Texas. The new contorted boundaries put the tribe at least four times the distance away from their elected representative’s base of operation. The Texas move has also spurred other states to do that same and voting advocates worry about losing hard-fought ground for Native voter representation at the polls. We’ll look at what the latest potential problem areas are and how it relates to the midterm elections.

Also, we’ll talk with a New Mexico District Attorney Bernadine Martin (Diné). She is fighting to keep her job amid allegations of incompetence and misconduct. Martin is the only female Native American district attorney in the state. She says she is being unfairly targeted.

GUESTS

Cecilia Flores (Alabama-Coushatta), tribal council chairwoman of the Alabama Coushatta Tribe of Texas

Nita Battise (Alabama-Coushatta), tribal council member of the Alabama Coushatta Tribe of Texas

Lenny Powell (Hopland Band of Pomo Indians), Native American Rights Fund staff attorney

Daniel McCool, professor emeritus of political science at the University of Utah

Bernadine Martin (Diné), McKinley County District Attorney

 

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