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Political Career Opportunities: Oklahoma and Nevada

For our Nevada and Oklahoma readers, there are some political job opportunities, some career-level, opening through the Indigenous Democratic Network (INDN). They are expanding and hence hiring. From INDN:

INDN's List is seeking to fill the positions of Executive Assistant, Political Director, Development Director, and Communications Director. If you're a college student, we also have openings for paid interns!

Our team is immensely dedicated to building a brighter future for Indian Country - working day in and day out, evenings and weekends when necessary, to ensure that our First Americans aren't the last Americans to be represented.

If you or someone you know has a taste for politics, experience relevant to our openings, and most importantly a passion for civil rights and social justice, we want you at INDN's List.

Visit www.indnslist.org/careers now to find out which opening is right for you. Application deadlines vary by position, and each will be open until we find the right person.

In addition to the openings at INDN's List, our sister organization has openings for its upcoming caucus organizing in Nevada - the first effort of the Native American Network (NAN). If you want to join a non-partisan effort to make Indians the determining vote in the Nevada Caucuses and a key component in deciding the nominees of both parties, then joining INDN's List Education Fund (ILEF) is right for you.

ILEF has openings for a Nevada NAN Political Director, up to 10 Regional Field Directors, and 24 Reservation Organizers. The Political Director will work in Nevada for four months, while field directors and reservation organizers will work for three months. Job descriptions are listed on the INDN's List website at www.indnslist.org/careers.

If you see yourself contributing firsthand to the excitement of a mobilizing Indians for a presidential caucus and will find the immediate and concrete success of your work rewarding, then apply now to join ILEF's NAN project in Nevada! We cannot make a difference without YOUR help.

Forward this email to everyone you know with a passion for building a better and fairer society - we want them here!

Hope some of you out there can help them out. They're a good organization.

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