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Bret Healy, left, a consultant for Four Directions Native Vote, Inc. and attorney Cher Old Elk speak about barriers to voting among Native Americans, at the James F. Battin Federal Courthouse, Sept. 26, 2024, in Billings, Mont. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)

Bret Healy, left, a consultant for Four Directions Native Vote, Inc. and attorney Cher Old Elk speak about barriers to voting among Native Americans, at the James F. Battin Federal Courthouse, Sept. 26, 2024, in Billings, Mont. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)

FILE - An abandoned farm is shown on the Fort Peck Reservation, March 19, 2007, near Poplar, Montana. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)

FILE - An abandoned farm is shown on the Fort Peck Reservation, March 19, 2007, near Poplar, Montana. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)

Bret Healy, left, a consultant for Four Directions Native Vote, Inc., speaks about voting opportunities on Native American reservations in Montana while attorney Cher Old Elk (center) and activist Tom Rodgers (right) listen during a press conference at the James F. Battin Federal Courthouse, Sept. 26, 2024, in Billings, Mont. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)

Bret Healy, left, a consultant for Four Directions Native Vote, Inc., speaks about voting opportunities on Native American reservations in Montana while attorney Cher Old Elk (center) and activist Tom Rodgers (right) listen during a press conference at the James F. Battin Federal Courthouse, Sept. 26, 2024, in Billings, Mont. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)