Tatewin Means Wants To Be The First Native American Woman Attorney General

Soon after Tatewin Means started to think seriously about running for South Dakota attorney general, someone suggested she call prominent Democrats across the state to seek counsel and endorsements. The idea seemed like a sensible one. But the reactions she heard from her call list, which happened to be recommended by older, white men, were far from encouraging. “It was very negative, not toward me necessarily, but just the lay of the land: ‘This is a red state, not friendly to Democrats....