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Indigenous Advocate Alliance

Indigenous Advocate Alliance.

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Indigenous Advocate Alliance

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  1. Indigenous Advocate Alliance “I think the most important issue we have as a people is what we started, and that is to begin to trust our own thinking again and believe in ourselves enough to think that we can articulate our own vision of the future and then work to make sure that that vision becomes a reality.” ~Wilma Mankiller~ Bringing Together Ideas and Action

  2. Voting: Make your Voice Heard • Make the vision of self-determination a reality • Exercise your right! • Invest in your community

  3. Who is the IAA? • Purpose – Advocating for sovereign rights • Rallies – well organized, respectful gatherings • Principle – restoration of indigenous ideals Where we stand on the issues that matter to health and education • Healthcare – prevention and emergency care • http://www.ihs.gov/ • Education – Indigenous curriculum and educator accreditation • http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=US

  4. Benefits to Indian Country • Advocating for increased voting enforces our self-determination. • Advocating for Healthcare increase our chances of posterity. • Advocating for Education increases our chances for prosperity.

  5. Acknowledgements • Quote courtesy of Thinkexist.com: keyword Wilma Mankiller • Pictures courtesy of Google images( in order of appearance): keywords Native vote; don’t vote, don’t complain; Indian Health Service; Choctaw children; BlackbearBosin • Video courtesy of NCAI via YouTube

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