Watching history with my nieces on election night changed how I see Native women’s future: Nancy Kelsey

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This year’s elections brought significant milestones for Indigenous representation such as Peggy Flanagan becoming the first Native woman elected to the U.S. Senate. In this image, Flanagan speaks at an election night event, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn.

Growing up as a Native person in Cleveland’s Slavic Village neighborhood, I was accustomed to seeing Indigenous people relegated to the past, as historical relics versus the contemporary, resilient people we are.



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