From the Indian Law Resource Center:
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President Obama met with Indian leaders on November 5th, and promised the over 400 in attendance that he would make sure First Americans, along with all Americans, get the opportunities they deserve.
“The first step should be a commitment by the Administration to respect and promote our most fundamental rights as Indian nations and individuals – something that the United States has refused to do up to now by refusing to endorse the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples,” says Lucy Simpson, a senior staff attorney with the Center.
Listen to Lucy’s full reaction to the White House Tribal Nations Conference. Joe Kennedy, chairman of the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe of the Western Shoshone Nation, and Ben Shelly, vice president of the Navajo Nation, who both attended the meeting with the President also shares their thoughts. (More…)
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