Even though I live off my Indian Reservation back at Oregon. I am still enrolled & can vote for our tribal elections. I receive our tribal newspaper in the mail & read each page. The tribal elections are Nov. 17, 2015 & I already sent in my absentee ballot. I explained earlier that I left a lot of boxes empty because 95% of the candidates didn't even reach out to me. My vote counts whether you are elected or not.
Here are the givens. The candidate with the most family members will be elected because of their loved ones. The Tribal member Catholic vote is still very strong & some candidates will benefit from that who are Catholics. Also, our Indian people don't like change & that is why some tribal members continue to stay in office. It really has nothing to do with helping our Tribal people.
I voted for those who have a platform & will use that for change in helping our people in the future. It is important now because of our Indian Casino. I know that I will not be surprised after these elections, but wish I would be.
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