“The right to vote can be taken for granted… Essentially, someone is saying, ‘Sit down and shut up.’ And we’re tired of it.”

Date: October 30, 2018Author: moorezart

“The right to vote can be taken for granted until someone tries to take it away from you, and then it can be the reason you do vote. Essentially, someone is saying, ‘Sit down and shut up.’ And we’re tired of it.”

source: In North Dakota, Native Americans Try to Turn an ID Law to Their Advantage

Jodi Gillette, a Standing Rock Sioux member who worked for the Interior Department under President Barack Obama regarding North Dakota’s suppression of the Native American vote