We were invited to attend the Gila Indian River Community event where President Biden was expected to formally apologize for the federal government’s long-lasting policy of Native American boarding schools, which caused untold trauma on the Native American community. Debra Krol of the Arizona Republic gives a good account of the event with helpful information about the National Native American Boarding School Healing Commission, whose reports set the apology in motion. The lab led a survey of… Read more
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Survey of Native American Likely Voters in Arizona
By Stephen Nuño-Perez
The lab released findings from our survey on Native American likely voters in Arizona on Friday, October 25. The survey asked questions about issue preference, vote choice, outreach, and attitudes towards President Joe Biden’s apology to Native Americans for the government’s policies on Indian Boarding Schools.
About the Survey
This marks one of the only known pre-election surveys of the Native American voting community in Arizona in this election… Read more
NAU’s Dr. Richard Young Faculty Fellow releases data from survey of Native American likely voters in Arizona
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
OCTOBER 25, 2024; 8:00AM MST
FLAGSTAFF, AZ – Survey results of a pre-election poll of Native American likely voters in Arizona show strong support for President Biden’s historic apology. This survey was funded by Northern Arizona University’s Dr. Richard Young Endowment and the non-partisan political action committee, Citizens for a New Arizona. This marks one of the only known pre-election surveys of the Native… Read more