printer friendly version
NCAI staffer seeks public office in Minnesota
Monday, November 28, 2005
Irene Folstrom, a staffer at the National Congress of American Indians, is running for State Legislature in Minnesota.
Folstrom is a member of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe. If she is elected, she said she will be the first Native American in the Legislature in about a decade.
As part of her campaign, Folstrom has received support from the Indigenous Democratic Network. INDN's List was started by Kalyn Free, a Choctaw Nation member who ran for U.S. Congress in 2004 but lost. She has raised about $200,000 to help Indian Democrat candidates.
Get the Story:
Woman hopes to buff up Indian political clout
(Gannett News Service 11/28)
Relevant Links:
Indigenous Democratic Network -
http://www.indnslist.org
Related Stories:
INDN's List draws top Democrats to camp
(10/19)
Howard Dean, Al
Franken at INDN's List boot camp (10/12)
Editorial: Indian candidate starts outreach
(06/08)
Kalyn Free: DNC treats tribes like
'ATM machine' (02/14)
Group seeks to put
more Indians in public office (2/10)
Choctaw Nation denies endorsement of non-Indian
(01/19)
Choctaw chief won't back tribal
member for Congress (1/16)
Tribal
members announce bids for U.S. Congress (10/15)
Copyright © 2000-2005 Indianz.Com
