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Obama pledges support for Indian tribes |
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Written by Administrator
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Friday, 17 December 2010 |
Obama pledges support for Indian tribes
December 16, 2010 1:45 PM
By MARK HARRINGTON
WASHINGTON - The Obama administration Thursday reiterated broad support for American Indian social and economic aid programs and policies, including one that will restore tribes' right to acquire new land, but for the newly recognized Shinnecock tribe, the wait for help continues.
After enduring a 32-year process for federal recognition, Shinnecock tribal leaders ventured here this week as much for ceremonial reasons as practical ones. Last-minute challenges to their federal recognition status this summer locked them out of the 2011 federal budget cycle, and so their hopes for funding for government infrastructure, law enforcement, education and health care programs have been left in limbo until 2012.
"We missed it," said Shinnecock tribal chairman Randy King. "We're in a gray area. Actually, it's black and white."
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