@trishalynn@mastodon.sandwich.net
2026-04-02 03:33 UTC
@dragswolf@writing.exchange Would you say it's because of how the United States only partially recognizes the sovereignty of Natives? I would agree with you, though, that how a specific Native person in the U.S. government decides what to throw their advocacy behind depends a lot more on the specifics issue than whether it's purely a liberal, a progressive, or conservative stance.
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@dragswolf@writing.exchange 2026-04-02 07:48
@trishalynn@mastodon.sandwich.net I don’t really know. I would assume that since those Natives are seeking public office that they believe government works and will do what they can to prosper that at the expense of tribes if necessary. Pure tribal sovereignty and the American government don’t really work well together as it stands today, so one will win out and that will be where the Native politician mostly operates (whether in tribal politics or federal). That’s my hunch.