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• A complicated line: The work of splitting Montana into two congressional districts — again July 25, 2021
  the creation of districts. Keaton Sunchild, the political director of Western Native Voice, said the 1980 map posed problems, especially in
  By Alex Miller . Chronicle Staff Writer
• Native Voters Face New Barriers to Ballot Access Following SCOTUS Ruling July 19, 2021
  as a community organizer. The law is currently being challenged by Western Native Voice and Montana Native Vote, two Native-led voting
  Ray Levy-Uyeda
• Missoulian editorial: Count Montana's inmates with their home communities July 18, 2021
  are Natives. During public testimony, a representative for Western Native Voice talked about how the disproportionate number of Natives in
• Judge Blocks Montana Ballot-Collection Law Challenged by Native American Tribes July 14, 2021
  , ACLU of Montana, and Native American Rights Fund on behalf of Western Native Voice and Montana Native Vote — two organizations focused on
• Montanans divided over drawing political lines for new Congressional district July 9, 2021
  of those that are incarcerated,” said Keaton Sunchild of Western Native Voice, an and advocate for Indigenous equality. American Indians are
  TOM LUTEY tlutey@billingsgazette.com
• How G.O.P.-Backed Laws in Montana Could Hurt Native American Voting July 6, 2021
  W.N.V. Ms. LaPlant, who was one of about a dozen Western Native Voice organizers on the Blackfeet reservation last year, said she couldn’t
• Montana is ground zero for Native American voter suppression — and the fight against it July 6, 2021
  like an okay idea. But in Montana, local nonprofits like Western Native Voice and Montana Native Voice pay people to collect and distribute
  Vanessa Taylor
• US Supreme Court Case Makes Space For Sovereignty In Police Work But Is It Enough? June 17, 2021
  the ruling will have in the immediate future. Laurie Kindness with Western Native Voice hopes this court case shines a light on how many
  Taylar Stagner
• Prison gerrymandering could impact Indian Country voters in Montana June 17, 2021
  maps, said Keaton Sunchild, political director with the Billings-based Western Native Voice. “I think they just kind of pick and choose,”
  Arren Kimbel-Sannit
• Montana state librarian says libraries helped ensure a complete census count June 14, 2021
  adults and college students to get them to register. She said Western Native Voice set up sites on reservations and did some focus in rural
  PHIL DRAKE philip.drake@helenair.com