Peggy Flanagan smiles while speaking at a podium microphone during an election night event
Peggy Flanagan, a member of the White Earth band of Ojibwe and Minnesota lt governor, will represent her state in the US Senate. Photograph: Steven Garcia/NurPhoto/Shutterstock
Peggy Flanagan, a member of the White Earth band of Ojibwe and Minnesota lt governor, will represent her state in the US Senate. Photograph: Steven Garcia/NurPhoto/Shutterstock
‘Seismic shift’: Native American women made significant gains in US midterms

Nationwide, voters elected at least 75 Native women or non-binary candidates in Tuesday’s elections, report says