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Related: About this forumBernie Sanders Delivers Passionate Speech on Native American Rights In Arizona
Bernie Sanders Delivers Passionate Speech on Native American Rights
By Alexandra Jacobo -
March 19, 2016
We owe the Native American people so, so much.
They have shared their culture. They have shared their respect for the environment with us.
All too often, Native Americans have not been heard on issues that impact their communities. They have been told what to do. They have not been involved in the process.
Today in America, one in four Native Americans are living in poverty, and the high school graduation rate is 67 percent, the lowest of any racial demographic group. The second leading cause of death for Native Americans between 15 and 24 is suicide. And that speaks to incredible despair.
One in three Native American women will be raped in her lifetime. Most of the offenders are non-Native. Most of the programs dedicated to the tribal nations are underfunded. That has led to inadequate housing, inadequate health care, inadequate education, and insufficient law enforcement.
Today, Native Americans have a lower life expectancy and higher rates of uninsured than the population at large, and even those who have health coverage have difficulty accessing the healthcare that they need.
You can watch the full speech above. Bernies discussion of Native American rights begins at 23:50.
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Bernie Sanders Delivers Passionate Speech on Native American Rights In Arizona (Original Post)
imagine2015
Mar 2016
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pdsimdars
(6,007 posts)1. Any person who hears what he has to say must realize that he is speaking from
the living, breathing heart of America.
polichick
(37,152 posts)3. Thank-you Bernie!
beam me up scottie
(57,349 posts)4. K & R! #heswithus
Jitter65
(3,089 posts)5. Was this where he and his wife tried to dump toxic waste? nt
Uncle Joe
(58,355 posts)6. Kicked and recommended.
Thanks for the thread, imagine.