This is Native American Heritage Month: Native Americans Hopeful about Claiming their Place in American Society
As Native American Heritage Month begins, the New America Media reports on the mood of many of the Native Americans who have gathered for a week-long tribal summit which climaxes with the Tribal Nations Conference at the White House today. In responding to President Obama’s invitation to the more than 500 federally recognized tribes rerpesenting over 4 million people, many tribal leaders are optimistic that a new era is being ushered in where issues important to them will be addressed in more substantive ways than in the past.
While there is a lot of road to travel between what is said and what is done, there is no denying that in the Obama Era the expectations for inclusion are running high.
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