We Are Still Here: Omission and Perceived Discrimination Galvanized Civic Engagement Among Native Americans

Leading up to the 2020 U.S. presidential election, Native American organizations and tribes launched get-out-the-vote campaigns that motivated Native peoples to vote in record numbers and helped flip battleground states. We conducted four studies (total N = 11,661 Native American adults) to examine...

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Published in:Psychological science 2023-07, Vol.34 (7), p.739-753
Main Authors: Dai, J. Doris, Yellowtail, Jamie L., Munoz-Salgado, Ariana, Lopez, Julisa J., Ward-Griffin, Emma, Hawk, Crystal Echo, LeBlanc, Judith, Santos, Nikki, Farero, Adam, Eason, Arianne E., Fryberg, Stephanie A.
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Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
American Indian or Alaska Native
American Indians
Citizen participation
Cultural factors
Discrimination
Humans
Motivation
Perceived Discrimination
Pilot Projects
Politics
Presidential elections
Social Discrimination
Social Identification
Social Marginalization
Social Participation
Voting
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Summary:Leading up to the 2020 U.S. presidential election, Native American organizations and tribes launched get-out-the-vote campaigns that motivated Native peoples to vote in record numbers and helped flip battleground states. We conducted four studies (total N = 11,661 Native American adults) to examine the social and cultural factors explaining this historic Native civic engagement (e.g., campaigning). Results revealed that the more participants identified as being Native, the more they reported (a) engaging in civic activities, including get-out-the-vote behaviors during the 2020 election (Study 1); (b) civic engagement more broadly across a 5-year period (pilot study, Study 2); and (c) intentions to engage in civic activities in the future (Study 3). Moreover, participants who more strongly identified as Native were more likely to recognize the omission of their group from society and perceive greater group discrimination, which both independently and serially predicted greater civic engagement. These results suggest that leveraging the link between Native identification and group injustices can motivate action.
ISSN:0956-7976
1467-9280
DOI:10.1177/09567976231165271