Indigenous nations sue North Dakota over ‘sickening’ gerrymandering

The suit charges that diluting Indigenous power violates their voting rights and will handicap tribe members who run for office

Days before a new legislative map for North Dakota was set to be introduced in the state house, leaders of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa and Spirit Lake Nation sent a letter to the governor and other state lawmakers urging them to rethink the proposal.

All citizens deserve to have their voices heard and to be treated fairly and equally under the law," they wrote, arguing that the proposed map was illegal, diluting the strength of their communities' voice.