Native Bidaské: Why the 2026 Midterm Elections Matter for Indian Country

What’s at stake for Indian Country in the 2026 midterm elections?

On this episode of Native Bidaské, host Levi Rickert talks with Tom Rodgers, a citizen of the Blackfeet Nation and longtime Washington, D.C., activist and advocate for Native Americans and tribal issues.

The conversation explores tribal sovereignty, federal funding for tribal colleges and universities, treaty-protected water rights, health care, law enforcement and the ongoing crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and People.

Rodgers discusses why advocacy must be paired with organized voting, collective action and Native representation in the rooms where decisions are made.

📅 Friday, Oct. 16, at 12 p.m. ET

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