Utah News Dispatch – But, even after gaining citizenship, Indigenous people were not even provided what many consider a fundamental right of citizenship: the right to vote. “Here in Arizona, Natives had to sue for the right to vote,” Indivisible Tohono Co-Founder April Ignacio said. “Regardless of these acts that get passed, there are still people who are perpetuating the suppression against tribal and rural communities.” Ignacio said people recognizing 100 years of the Indian Citizenship Act — June 2 marked a century since it became law — is the least they can do because the system was not set up or designed for Indigenous peoples. “We still exist,” Ignacio said.
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