#Montana is the only state in #USA where the percentage of #Indigenous #elected #lawmakers exceeds the state’s overall Indigenous #population giving #NativeAmericans a bigger voice in their #government .

There are 12 tribes in Montana on 7 reservations, making Native Americans the largest #MinorityPopulation in the state.

https://nativenewsonline.net/currents/legislature-s-indigenous-caucus-aspires-to-keep-native-issues-at-forefront

#TurtleIsland #FirstNations

#BlackMastodon #BlackFedi #MinorityPopulation

If you've read Caste, you know that Isabel Wilkerson talked about the US Census Bureau's prediction that whites will be in the minority in the US by 2045. She felt that that date was significant in explaining the focused effort on limiting immigration of brown and black people and devising mechanisms to disenfranchise minorities who reside in the US. Here's what the Brookings Institute says:

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-avenue/2018/03/14/the-us-will-become-minority-white-in-2045-census-projects/