Native Voters
Alliance Nevada
Native Voters Alliance Nevada (NVAN) is an emerging nonprofit organization that advances Native American political power, with a platform rooted in indigenous values. We will develop a statewide ecosystem of urban and Tribal Nation citizens of Nevada to elevate our collective voice to impact elections and legislation at local, state, and federal levels.
2020 ELECTION
HISTORIC NATIVE AMERICAN VOTER ENGAGEMENT
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CALLS INTO TRIBAL COMMUNITIES
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PRESS RELEASES
Native Voters Alliance Nevada Issues Urgent Open Letter to Candidates as Early Voting Ends
NEVADA – On the final day of Early Voting for the 2024 General Election, Native Voters Alliance Nevada, the only 501(c)4 Native advocacy group in the state, has issued an urgent open letter to candidates at all levels—presidential, federal, state, and local. The letter underscores the need for immediate and concrete action to protect sacred lands like Avi Kwa Ame and to advance designations for Chuckwalla and Kw’tsán. Native voters are calling for leaders who will honor their commitments and recognize that protecting these lands is not optional but essential to the survival and sovereignty of Indigenous communities.
Native Voters Alliance Nevada Launches Influential Endorsement Process
LAS VEGAS, NV — In a historic move to elevate Indigenous representation and impact Nevada’s political landscape, Native Voters Alliance Nevada (NVAN) is excited to unveil its inaugural endorsement process for the 2024 election cycle. This groundbreaking initiative represents a pivotal moment in NVAN’s dedicated pursuit to amplify the voices of Indigenous communities and ensure that their most crucial issues are front and center in the political arena.
Fair Fight Action Nevada Task Force Issues Statement on Eve of Nevada Election
NEVADA – The Fair Fight Action Task Force, composed of community forward organizations, has formed with the intent of ensuring the integrity of the Nevada election. Members of the Task Force include: Fair Fight Action, ACLU of Nevada, All Voting is Local, America Votes Nevada, Battle Born Progress, Culinary Union, For Our Future Nevada, MPower 360, Native Voters Alliance Nevada, Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada (PLAN), and Silver State Voices.
One APIA Nevada, Asian Community Development Council and Native Voters Alliance Nevada Team Up to Push Final Early Votes
Las Vegas, Nevada (October 28th, 2020) – Local nonprofit organizations, Asian Community Development Council (ACDC), One APIA Nevada and Native Voters Alliance Nevada, are hosting pop-up booths throughout polling locations to encourage a final wave of early voters on the last day of early voting period. The locations are expected to be Arroyo Crossing, Galleria at Sunset, Mountain’s Edge Regional Park and Mountain Crest Park (exact locations TBD).
Indigenous Peoples’ Day
LAS VEGAS, NV – Today marks the first Indigenous Peoples’ Day since the Board of Clark County Commissioners passed the Resolution declaring it every second Monday in October.