Which presidential candidate will benefit the Native Americans?

Question

Which presidential candidate will benefit the Native Americans?

Answer 1

Obama for sure.  

Answer 2

Todd Palin's grandmother is Yup'ik.

Answer 3

has any president ever really benefited the native american?  maybe johnson, he started vista, didn't he?

Answer 4

Probably the McCain/Palin ticket.  Alaska has the highest Native American population in the union (16.4% according to the source below, compared with 9.5% for 2nd place New Mexico), and Palin's time in Alaska's capitol will give the administration at least one voice aware of the modern Native American struggles.

Answer 5

Not to be completely offensive here, but you know what?  It's time that we looked at a candidate that would benefit ALL Americans ... not Native Americans.. and Latino Americans.. and Black Americans.. etc... I understand that you (or someone close to you) may have issues as a Native American. But I don't. And You probably don't have issues with White Americans either -- so you don't really care what the next President can do for White America, either. My point is, we need to get over this racial bar in America. Quit putting a name in front of it. You're an AMERICAN...  What can the next President do for you AND I? That's the real question....  

Answer 6

To the person who talks about casinos and the Indian's getting theirs: Go to Pine Ridge in South Dakota home of Wounded Knee then talk to me.  Look at the poverty there thanks to the American government and tell me they get theirs.

Answer 7

Actually McCain the Arizona state senator  (the state w/the highest percentage native american population) has been pretty horrendous to the native americans. Pushing them off their land so a coal mine could be built.

http://www.acsa2000.net/cain2004.org/Din...

Here is Obama's stance

http://thinkonthesethings.wordpress.com/...

Here is the linke to a statement from Obama on the Indian Healthcare Improvement Act

http://thinkonthesethings.wordpress.com/...

Hope that helps!

Answer 8

Obama is the one they are most supporting....I don't think McCain has made any effort to talk about their issues or needs.