‘I thought you were all dead’: Native American pioneer, poised to replace Tim Walz, on challenges facing Indigenous leaders

That type of ignorance persists even though Flanagan would follow two male American Indian governors, including current Oklahoma GOP Gov. Kevin Stitt, a member of the Cherokee Nation. And Charles Curtis — who served as Herbert Hoover’s vice president — remains the highest-ranking Indigenous elective office holder in U.S. history.

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