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Comparison of Democratic and Republican Platforms on Native Issues

By Native Vote Washington

Native Vote Washington has prepared a side-by-side comparison of the Democratic and Republican Party Platforms' treatment of Native American issues such as sovereignty, trust responsibility, health care, education, and economic development.

We urge all Natives to read through the relevant parts of each Party's Platform and consider the promises that Senators McCain and Obama are making, along with the Republican and Democratic leadership in Congress. We believe that Platforms are useful when it comes to holding the winning Party's feet to the fire in terms of making good on their promises to Indian Country.

Our comparison uses direct quotes (with page citations) for each of the subject areas. We do not editorialize, but leave it up to each reader to make his or her judgments. The side-by-side comparison may also be downloaded from our website: www.nativevotewa.org

Native Vote Washington is a non-partisan, non-profit corporation founded in Washington State in 2008 for the purpose of increasing the participation of Native American voters in the election process, and to educate the general public on issues of importance, needs, and rights of Native Americans. Washington is home to 29 federally recognized tribes with an estimated Voting Age Population of more than 120,000 Native Americans.