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Related: About this forumND & SD Tribal Leaders Endorse Hillary Clinton
Tribal leaders from North Dakota and South Dakota have endorsed Hillary Clinton for president, citing her focus on the Native American community.
Chairman Mark Fox of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation said in a statement that Clinton has a proven track record of supporting initiatives that benefit Native Americans and has demonstrated a willingness to work with all minorities.
In simplest terms, Hillary Clinton supports Native America, and it is obvious that her opponent Donald Trump does not, Fox said. A fact we know he will never deny or seek to change, and our indigenous peoples will remind him of his short-comings in November.
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Chairman Harold Frazier said in a statement he believes Clinton will be a strong voice for Indian Country.
Secretary Clinton has shown through her decades of public service her respect for tribal sovereignty and the sacred trust between the United States and our native nations, Frazier said.
http://www.grandforksherald.com/news/politics/4046327-tribal-leaders-endorse-hillary-clinton
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)Maru Kitteh
(28,342 posts)azurnoir
(45,850 posts)also they are leaders of specific bands not to be mistaken for the entire tribe
Maru Kitteh
(28,342 posts)Disparaging them with racist stereotypical statements about casinos, and saying they are not leaders of "the entire tribe" does not diminish them - it diminishes you.
Your quarrel is with Hillary, and yet you choose to try diminish these leaders instead.
azurnoir
(45,850 posts)going on between bands that have access and disbursement of casino money Mdewakanton (Lakota) and Anishnabe (Ojibwa) who live comfortable lives and the rest of the tribal members many of who live in extreme poverty
Maru Kitteh
(28,342 posts)azurnoir
(45,850 posts)is going on with Native American's? I learned because 2 of my kids went to school here - for a reason - their Dad is 1/2 AA and 1/2 Ojibwe
http://www.yelp.com/biz/four-winds-american-indian-elementary-school-minneapolis
okasha
(11,573 posts)Just FYI, the Lakota people have always been organized by bands, not by "entire tribe."