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As the U.S. heads into another election cycle, Native American communities are mobilizing to ensure their voices are heard despite long-standing barriers to voting. Though Native Americans were granted U.S. citizenship 100 years ago under the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924, securing the right to vote has been a prolonged struggle. For decades, discriminatory state laws, including literacy tests and other exclusionary practices, sought to prevent Native Americans and other minorities from accessing the polls. Today, activists and organizations continue to advocate for equitable voting access and work to bolster turnout among Native communities.