Oneida Indian employees getting out the vote
November 2nd, 2009
A group of Oneida Indian Nation employees is launching a get out the vote effort for next Tuesday’s elections, and they are targeting an Oneida county legislator who has opposed the Nation on numerous issues.
“There has been a lot of opposition in my community against the Nation, which is my employer,” said Kelli Bradley, a legal administrator for the Nation. “I would like to have someone put into office who is willing to work with us and make things better.”
About 5,000 people work for Nation enterprises.
Bill Banning, director of security for the Nation’s Turning Stone Resort and Casino, is involved in the get out and vote effort. The Clinton resident said he believes the Nation is “very misunderstood.”
“We need some legislators who aren’t so easily swayed,” he said, “who are willing to work within the community, and the Nation exists within the community.”
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