Mark Charles facts for kids
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Mark Charles
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Charles in 2019
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Gallup, New Mexico, U.S.
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Mark R. Charles is a Native American activist, speaker, and writer. He focuses on issues important to Native American communities. He is also a journalist, blogger, pastor, and computer programmer. In 2020, he ran for President of the United States as an independent candidate. This means he did not belong to a major political party.
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Early Life and Education
Mark Charles grew up in Gallup, New Mexico. His father was Navajo, and his mother was Dutch-American. He went to college at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
Activism and Work
Mark Charles is well-known for his activism. He speaks out against the doctrine of discovery. This was a set of old laws that allowed European powers to claim lands belonging to Indigenous peoples. He also opposed the Dakota Access Pipeline. This pipeline project was controversial because it affected Native American lands and water sources.
Charles used to be a pastor at the Christian Indian Center in Denver, Colorado. He works as a consultant for the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship. He is also the correspondent for Native News Online in Washington, D.C.. Since 2008, he has written a blog called Wirelesshogan: Reflections from the Hogan.
Running for President in 2020
On May 28, 2019, Mark Charles announced he would run for President of the United States. He ran as an independent candidate in the 2020 election. On August 20, he spoke at a special forum for Native American presidential candidates. Other major candidates like Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, and Kamala Harris were also there.
On July 25, 2020, Charles chose Sedinam Moyowasifza-Curry as his running mate. A running mate is the person who runs for Vice President alongside the presidential candidate. However, on August 14, his campaign announced that Moyowasifza-Curry was no longer his running mate. Later, on August 26, Charles announced that Adrian Wallace would be his new running mate. Wallace was the Vice President of the Lexington NAACP.
Charles was officially on the ballot in Colorado. People could also vote for him by writing his name in several other states. In the 2020 election, he received a total of 3,098 votes. This included 2,011 votes from ballots where his name was printed. He also received 1,087 votes from people who wrote his name in.
Personal Life
Mark Charles is a Christian. He served as a pastor for a Christian Reformed Church for two years.
See also
In Spanish: Mark Charles para niños
