Meet the presidential candidates: Kent Mesplay
by: Gale Courey Toensing / Indian Country Today
For those who are disillusioned with the presidential offerings of the entrenched two-party system, the 2008 elections may provide an opportunity to vote for a ”native son” who supports a number of policy positions that resonate in Indian country.Kent Mesplay, who is of Blackfoot heritage, is seeking the Green Party nomination for president. The Green Party is strong on the environment, social justice, community-based economics and other values that mesh harmoniously with traditional values.
Looking at the field of Democratic and Republican candidates, Mesplay says they are ”just two sides of a long trail of broken promises.”
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