Representative Voices: Native American Representation, Political Power, and COVID-19 in U.S. States
We examine predictors of COVID-19 cases in Native nations during the early months of the pandemic. We find that where Native American representation and Native American political power in state politics were greater, COVID-19 cases on tribal lands were fewer. We expand the literatures on descriptive...
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| author | Laura E. Evans Raymond Foxworth Gabriel R. Sanchez Cheryl Ellenwood Carmela M. Roybal |
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| description | We examine predictors of COVID-19 cases in Native nations during the early months of the pandemic. We find that where Native American representation and Native American political power in state politics were greater, COVID-19 cases on tribal lands were fewer. We expand the literatures on descriptive representation and on tribal-state relations by demonstrating consequences of powerful Native American voices in the statehouse. We find that Native American voices on tribal lands are also vital. Tribal lands that had extensive networks of community-based health facilities and tribally controlled health facilities recorded fewer COVID-19 cases. The broader lesson here is that if Native nations are to protect their citizens, they need outside governments that support, not thwart. Our findings draw on unique, original quantitative analysis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f6ca08b72b0c474eb5d7046d32ecf5b02022-12-22T03:02:32ZengRussell Sage FoundationRSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences2377-82532377-82612022-12-0188135152https://doi.org/10.7758/RSF.2022.8.8.07Representative Voices: Native American Representation, Political Power, and COVID-19 in U.S. StatesLaura E. Evans0Raymond Foxworth1Gabriel R. Sanchez2Cheryl Ellenwood3Carmela M. Roybal4University of WashingtonUniversity of New MexicoUniversity of New MexicoWashington State UniversityUniversity of New MexicoWe examine predictors of COVID-19 cases in Native nations during the early months of the pandemic. We find that where Native American representation and Native American political power in state politics were greater, COVID-19 cases on tribal lands were fewer. We expand the literatures on descriptive representation and on tribal-state relations by demonstrating consequences of powerful Native American voices in the statehouse. We find that Native American voices on tribal lands are also vital. Tribal lands that had extensive networks of community-based health facilities and tribally controlled health facilities recorded fewer COVID-19 cases. The broader lesson here is that if Native nations are to protect their citizens, they need outside governments that support, not thwart. Our findings draw on unique, original quantitative analysis.inequalityrepresentationnative americancovid-19 |
| spellingShingle | Laura E. Evans Raymond Foxworth Gabriel R. Sanchez Cheryl Ellenwood Carmela M. Roybal Representative Voices: Native American Representation, Political Power, and COVID-19 in U.S. States RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences inequality representation native american covid-19 |
| title | Representative Voices: Native American Representation, Political Power, and COVID-19 in U.S. States |
| title_full | Representative Voices: Native American Representation, Political Power, and COVID-19 in U.S. States |
| title_fullStr | Representative Voices: Native American Representation, Political Power, and COVID-19 in U.S. States |
| title_full_unstemmed | Representative Voices: Native American Representation, Political Power, and COVID-19 in U.S. States |
| title_short | Representative Voices: Native American Representation, Political Power, and COVID-19 in U.S. States |
| title_sort | representative voices native american representation political power and covid 19 in u s states |
| topic | inequality representation native american covid-19 |
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