President Obama to Meet with Native American Tribal Leaders

President Barack Obama has invited leaders of the more than 500 Native American tribes in the United States to a White House Tribal Nations Conference on November 5. Mr. Obama says he wants to hear directly from the leaders about how his administration can help them meet their needs. VOA's Deborah Block spoke recently with the leaders of the two largest Native American tribes.

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@Pooternackle5

The Native Americans of the South already had  an Advance Civilasation like Inca and Aztec Empired so which why it was easier to odopt some European customs but President Evo Morales of Bolivia is wants to do it like the Asians do. Westernise/modernise in a way but re-learn and keep native language and religion after all despite westernisation in Asia not very much Asians converted to Catholism or completely replace their own language with a European language.

[cbarsonfire]

More lies from Washington. Now it has been 3 years since his Obama made more vail promises to help the Native American.

Tell me how things are better now?

Congress still attacks the tribes through trying to pass new taxes, like on casinos.

Stop lying to get votes!

[0d0i0a0n0e0L0a0]

WE NEED MORE TRIBES IN GOVERNMENT PLZ!

ASAP!

[hibyeeee2]

@hwiseman1 I'm of Mexican ancestry and proud to call myself Ixachitlakatl (Native)

[beone011]

Reservations are socialism in America. If a native wants to open a business in Utah, Colorado or New Mexico he/she has to go to Window Rock, Arizona for permission. Most times you have to be related to the persons in a position to approve or deny business development. A native cannot have a business in his/her own home-it is against "indian law". So much talk from Obama about business owners getting help but not on reservations it is banned. Reservations=100+ year old failure for all involved

[beone011]

Most if not all reservations are unstable for businesses who need to make a profit while providing jobs. Most native leaders have no business leading anything, no experience in business development. Shirley as a "leader" blames Obama yet he knows nothing of reservations competing with neighboring cities for businesses given tax breaks by governors and mayors. Most native leaders on the navajo reservation cannot even read or write english let alone undertake business contracts. hahahahaha

[Gentilejedi]

@hwiseman1 We mixed bloods have always been marginal. Many mixed bloods not enrolled are looked down upon. Besides the point, if everyone that claimed Native Ancestry, even if not enrolled can make a difference support the growth of Native Americans in this country. Good post

[Gentilejedi]

But we send millions of dollars to other countries. This is insane. The Dakotas are very bad too. They are cardboard boxed to insulate their homes.

[hwiseman1]

@milekrizman OK...but Germans are White. There you go.

[milekrizman]

@Lochee1000 As I said, better houses, health care and education for Indians. And government should stimulate demographic growth rate among Indians. Indians should be at least 18 % of total US population, because German Americans make up 17 %. Indians languages should be officially recognized as regional languages beside english, as in Mexico, who beside spanish has 63 regional languages.