Description

This grant will support voter mobilization and engagement work in Montana. This grant will provide general support to Western Native Voice, a Native-led organization in Montana working to increase Native American voter engagement and protect Native voter rights. This grant will support their efforts to increase Native American voter registration leading up to the 2024 election, collaborate with tribal nations to ensure ballot access in Native communities through satellite election services, train Native leaders on civic engagement, represent Native interests state redistricting efforts and Increase Native Youth Civic Engagement .  These efforts will help ensure Native voice and representation in American democratic practices.
 
This grant aligns with IKI program objective 2b: To invest in the efforts of Indigenous communities and leaders to articulate effectively their needs, aspirations, and ideas within policy ecosystems at the state, regional, national and global levels in ways that build support for Native knowledge systems/work.
 
This grant is also aligned with the Foundations’ broader goals to support diverse knowledge communities to enrich public discourse and deepening knowledge in support of a more democratic and just world.