Sadly, none of them mentioned tribal government as a way of doing that. This is true in Indian Country as well. It's no wonder that young people do not picture themselves as elected leaders in their future. Nowadays there is a risk in running for office. You become fair game for rumor, accusations, innuendo, and criticism.
Young people can see that there is little reward for the risk.
If we are going to avoid the damage of unqualified people in our future elected offices, we have to find a way to involve our best and brightest young people in tribal government. The Citizen Potawatomi Nation needs a program where we teach our young men and women about their Tribe, and they teach us about their generation. These are the folks that will be in office when we are elders, or gone on to our Great Reward. If we care about what we have accomplished so far, we had better pay heed to our future. We are really looking forward to the new cooling equipment in the Festival and powwow areas.