Brown Girls Guide to Politics: Paulette Jordan

Paulette Jordan: “It is our right to be here.” Welcome to The Brown Girls Guide to Politics -- the one stop shop for women of color who want to hear and talk about the world of politics. On this episode, A’shanti talks to Paulette Jordan, former state representative of Idaho and the 2018 Democratic nominee for Governor of Idaho. She talks about how an attack on tribal sovereignty motivated her to take action, and what it took to flip a seat. Paulette is an enrolled citizen of the Coeur d’Alene tribe. She also has Sinkiuse, Nez Perce, and Yakama-Palus ancestry.