• Sovereignty on the Ballot with Judith LeBlanc
    Nov 3 2022

    On Season 2, Episode 2 of the SKO VOTE DEN podcast, titled “Sovereignty on the Ballot, host Jade Begay, NDN Collective Director of Climate Justice Campaign, sits down with powerhouse Matriarch Judith LeBlanc, member of the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma and Executive Director of Native Organizers Alliance, where she leads a national Native training and organizing network that support Tribes, traditional societies, grassroots community groups in urban settings. 

    In this episode, Jade and Judith discuss the history of how Native people gained the right to vote, the strength of grassroots political power, continued voter suppression efforts, leading the narrative on Native voter data collection and so much more.

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    34 mins
  • 2022 Midterm Elections: Analysis and Perspective From Nick Tilsen and Holly Cook Macarro
    Oct 26 2022

    On the 2nd season of Sko Vote Den host, Jade Begay, sits down with Nick Tilsen, President and CEO of NDN Collective, and Holly Cook Macarro, Policy Expert, to discuss how participating in election processes can be a tool to reclaim our decision making power as Indigenous Peoples and how we use voting to advance wins for our people. 

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    43 mins
  • Indian Country's Changing Landscape Post-Biden Election
    May 28 2021

    Since our last episode, which aired post election back in 2020 , a lot has happened, namely, we have passed the 100 day mark of the new Biden/Harris administration. In this episode Jade and Julian will discuss what has happened in those 100 days and what these last 100 plus days have meant for Indian Country.

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    56 mins
  • What did the election mean for Indian Country?
    Dec 5 2020

    On the last episode of Sko Vote Den Podcast (for now), Julian Brave Noisecat talks about: the lessons learned from this election, why the "something else"/CNN debacle threatens Indigenous political power, the potential of Deb Haaland as Secretary of the Interior, and what we need to see a strengthened nation to nation relationship with the Biden Administration.

     
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    59 mins
  • Voting for a livable future: The climate and the native vote.
    Oct 31 2020

    On the 4th episode of Sko Vote Den, host, Jade Begay, joins Shaandiin Cedar and Len Necefer of Natives Outdoors, who are leading a Native Vote campaign to engage native voters in the Southwest. We also discuss climate change and the Green New Deal as it pertains to the native vote and what is at stake when it comes to climate change for native communities. 

     
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Indigenizing the Vote with Judith Le Blanc and Sikowis (Christine) Nobiss.
    Oct 27 2020

    On the 3rd episode of Sko Vote Den, host, Jade Begay, joins Judith Le Blanc, Native Organizer Alliance, and Christine Nobiss, Great Plains Action Society, to discuss the history of voter suppression in Indian Country and how we indigenize and radicalize the vote. 

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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • The Complexities of the Native Vote with Rebecca Nagle
    Oct 9 2020

    On the 2nd Episode of Sko Vote Den, Host, Jade Begay, sits down with Rebecca Nagle to discuss why how the Native vote can help us win in our fights for self-determination and sovereignty.

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    58 mins
  • The Power of the Native Vote with Julian Brave Noisecat
    Sep 28 2020

    On the 1st Episode of Sko Vote Den, Host Jade Begay interviews Julian Brave Noisecat to discuss issues that really matter to Native people that will benefit from Native folks voting, the challenges we face as we approach November 3rd and how we overcome them.

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    54 mins