INDN’s List Prepares for First Round of 2008 INDN Candidate Endorsements

The 2008 election cycle is gathering speed! INDN’s List received over twenty applications for endorsement from Indians running for state and local offices all over the country.  Have you turned in your application? Soon we will announce our first round of INDN’s List endorsed candidates. Stay tuned!

INDN Delegates Help Select the Best Presidential Candidate


In 2008, American Indians made historic strides in local democratic conventions across the country. As a DNC at-large member, I have the privilege of serving as a superdelegate at the 2008 national convention this coming August in Denver. Superdelegate and friend of INDN's List Frank LaMere (Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska) will join me and Superdelegate Margarett Campbell (Assiniboine) at the convention, where we will join Indians from across the U.S. to make history.

As the only three American Indian superdelegates, Margarett, Frank and I will work to amplify the voice of Indian Country and help select the best Democratic presidential candidate for all of us. Together with all American Indian delegates, "We will," in Frank's words, "have an opportunity to tell those leaders how things could and should be in Indian Country."

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Send Good People Our Way

If you know anyone who is considering running for state or local office, or if you are thinking about running, let us know. Just email Courtney Ruark, INDN’s List Chief of Staff, and we will get in touch with you. All potential INDN candidates need to fill out an application as soon as possible. We are making endorsement decisions now!

Burrage Appointed to State-Tribal Relations Committee

News Release (November 30, 2007)

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Roster of Native American Elected Officials Grows

Puget Sound Business Journal (November 16, 2007)

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Two INDN Candidates Win in WA!

Bob KellySteve OliverUnofficial results are in, and we are proud to announce that Steve Oliver (Lummi) and Bob Kelly (Nooksack) were victorious in races for seats in Whatcom County, Washington. Like Whatcom voters, we know that they will improve the lives of Whatcom County residents and add to the growing chorus of Indian voices at all levels of government across the country.

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APPLY NOW - Come Play for the Winnin' INDN Team!


We’re looking for a few good INDNs to join the team at INDN’s List as we prepare for our biggest expansion yet! If you’ve been reading our emails about our election successes in 2006 or our Campaign Camp 2007 and want to be a part of our efforts to build political power for Indian Country – then we have a spot for you.

INDN’s List is seeking to fill the positions of Political Director, Development Director, and Communications Director. If you’re a college student, we also have openings for paid interns!

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Campaign Camp Lays Ground for 2008


Senator Mike Brown, Dianne Benson, Lona Wilbur, A-dae Romero, and Fred Briones We just finished our second INDN's List Campaign Camp, which was an enormous success. Last week, American Indians from all across the nation heard from the top political consultants, governors, congressmen, presidential candidates, and DNC Chairman Howard Dean.

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Volunteers Keep Us Moving

It’s the little things that make the big things happen. Without our tireless volunteers, we’d be drowning in a sea of unfilled envelopes and unanswered calls. Our volunteers respond in just a moment’s notice, which is good because that’s usually all we give them. Whether they come in regularly every week or whether they come when we call, the volunteers at INDN’s List are there – invariably – when we need them most. So today we’d like to take the opportunity to thank all of our tremendous volunteers at INDN’s List: Faye Hadley, Gordon Holmes, Tammy McCullar, Ronda Talley, Bill and Rose Ann Risenhoover, Carma Lee Brock, and Diane Williamson. Each of you bring good cheer and smiles to our office, not to mention the relief of having a couple more helping hands. Thank you for everything you do.

Best-Selling Author will Push for an "Indian Miracle" at Campaign Camp


July 12, 2007 -- Laura Flanders, host of RadioNATION on Air America Radio and a New York Times best-selling author, will speak to Indian leaders and INDN candidates and staff attending Campaign Camp 2007.

Flanders is the author of Blue Grit: True Democrats Take Back Politics from the Politicians and BUSHWOMEN: Tales of a Cynical Species, as well as a guest writer for such publications as The Nation, Alternet, Ms. Magazine, and the San Francisco Chronicle.

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