Short Take Politics
Mexico elects a President
Claudia Scheinbaum, 61, will lead our southern neighbor. She is regarded as left wing and is the first woman, and the first Jew to lead Mexico. She succeeds President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
https://www.cnn.com/americas/live-news/mexico-presidential-election-res…
Indian citizenship act turns 100
It was 1924 when the Indian Citizenship Act passed. It wasn’t until 1957 that indigenous people were allowed to vote in Utah.
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/june-2-2024
Secretary Haaland discusses her heritage
The first indigenous Secretary of the Interior penned an essay about her heritage. She was born in Winslow, Arizona such a fine sight to see. https://nativenewsonline.net/opinion/interior-secretary-deb-haaland-deb…