Protect Native American Voting Rights

Lyndon Johnson at a mic and Native men in background

President Lyndon B. Johnson wanted to bring all Americans into a “Great Society.” He understood that the rights of the first Americans were in jeopardy. The Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968 gave American Indians equal rights under the law.

With Indigenous Peoples' Day coming up this Monday, the ACLU is calling on Congress to commit to advancing the Native American Voting Rights Act (NAVRA) – along with a set of bills to make voting more accessible for everyone. With us? Send a message to your representatives now 

NAVRA is a bill that would increase voting access in Indigenous communities across the country – and help ensure every voter can be counted at the polls.

It would establish funding for a Native American Voting Rights Task Force, require appropriate language assistance, expand access to voter registration, early voting, and polling locations, require universal acceptance of tribal IDs, and more. It would remove barriers to equal participation that have been erected by centuries of systemic oppression.

This country cannot continue suppressing the political power of Native Americans while occupying land that is rightfully theirs.

This Indigenous Peoples' Day, Congress must commit to advancing the Native American Voting Rights Act – along with the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, Freedom to Vote Act, and D.C. Statehood. Join us – take action today.