• Skip to main content
SHOP
Search
Close
  • Who We Are
    • Mission & History
      • Mission & History
      • Traditions & Culture
    • About Billy Mills
    • Our Leadership
    • Our Team
    • Resources
      • Resources
      • Financials
      • Employment Opportunities
      • Institutional Donors
  • What We Do
    • Our Purpose
    • Our Programs
      • Clean Water
      • Organic Gardens & Food
      • Critical Needs
      • Intertribal Creatives
      • Culture & Language
      • Dreamstarter®
      • Youth Support
      • Oyate Ta Kola Ku Community Center
  • What’s New
    • Latest News
      • Latest News
      • News You Can Use, from all over Indian Country!
      • Road To Tokyo
    • Press Contact
    • Intertribal Creatives E-Store
    • RunStrong by Fox River Mills
  • Give
    • Monthly & Workplace Giving
    • The Combined Federal Campaign (CFC)
    • Corporate Sponsorship
    • Wills and Bequests
    • Donate Stock
  • Covid-19 Response
Menu
  • Who We Are
    • Mission & History
      • Mission & History
      • Traditions & Culture
    • About Billy Mills
    • Our Leadership
    • Our Team
    • Resources
      • Resources
      • Financials
      • Employment Opportunities
      • Institutional Donors
  • What We Do
    • Our Purpose
    • Our Programs
      • Clean Water
      • Organic Gardens & Food
      • Critical Needs
      • Intertribal Creatives
      • Culture & Language
      • Dreamstarter®
      • Youth Support
      • Oyate Ta Kola Ku Community Center
  • What’s New
    • Latest News
      • Latest News
      • News You Can Use, from all over Indian Country!
      • Road To Tokyo
    • Press Contact
    • Intertribal Creatives E-Store
    • RunStrong by Fox River Mills
  • Give
    • Monthly & Workplace Giving
    • The Combined Federal Campaign (CFC)
    • Corporate Sponsorship
    • Wills and Bequests
    • Donate Stock
  • Covid-19 Response
Join
billy natives vote beard 2020

Thank you for helping Running Strong secure Native American Voting Rights

In 1789, the Naturalization Act granted the right to vote to property-owning and tax-paying white males, but it wasn’t until 1924 – 135 years later – that Native Americans were finally given the right to vote.

Ninety-six years later on the most consequential presidential election in our lifetime, untold thousands of Native Americans – U.S. citizens with the right to vote the same as all voting age Americans – remain severely disenfranchised for a multitude of reasons including long distances to polling sites, unreliable mail service, the lack of a street address, and more.

In 2019, the Native American Voting Rights Act (NAVRA) passed in the House of Representatives but the Senate has yet to act.

At Running Strong for American Indian Youth®, along with our co-founder and national spokesperson, Olympic gold medalist Billy Mills, have been advocating for the passage of NAVRA and earlier this year encouraged all eligible Native Americans to register and vote in this year’s election.

As Billy notes through his “Natives Vote” T-shirt: voting is “Honoring Our Ancestors, Protecting Our Descendants.”

“With your support we made sure as many Native Americans could exercise their right to vote as possible, a justice which has been denied before but is very important to defend with NAVRA,” said Billy. “Let’s go!”

Post Views: 877

Help American Indian Youth by Donating Today!

Donate

Post navigation

Previous Post Introducing Dreamstarter® Gold: Dr. Sara (Chase) Merrick
Next Post News You Can Use | 11/6
cfc
ABCLogo_Transparent
Commonwealth of Virginia Campaign
Best Independent Charities in America
Better Business Bureau Accredite Charity
guidestar 2021

Contact us

8301 Richmond Highway

Ste. 200

Alexandria, VA 22309

Toll Free: 1-888-491-9859

(703) 317-9881 | Fax: (703) 659-6231

info@indianyouth.org

Menu

  • About Us
  • What We Do
  • Donate

Follow us

Twitter Facebook-f Youtube

Subscribe to our Email LIst

Crafted by Cornershop Creative

Running Strong for American Indian Youth 2022. © All rights reserved.