(Image source from: Native American Rights Fund)

Entree and obstructions to the political procedure across Indian Country will be the focus of a forthcoming discussion in Washington, D.C.

United States Senator Tom Udall, vice chair of Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, will be leading Tuesday's conversation over Native American voting rights.

Navajo Nation President Russell Begaye, representatives with the National Congress of American Indians, the Native American Rights Fund and top election managers from New Mexico will be among those participating.

Earlier this year, the Native American Voting Rights Coalition held a field hearing in Albuquerque at which people shared their experiences with voter registration and voting in federal, state and local non-tribal elections.

The group has been working to document the needs and challenges faced by Native American voters and to identify successes that can be replicated.

By Sowmya Sangam