President Obama has appointed Kimberley Teehee as his chief adviser on Native American issues, helping the administration strengthen the relationship between the U.S. and Native American nations.
About 4 million people identify themselves as either being an American Indian or having American Indian ancestry. Most Native people seek a balance of maintaining ancestral cultures with participation in an increasingly global environment.
Many American Indians, members of the poorest ethnic minority in the United States, are working to reaffirm their sense of tribal identity in order to succeed in school and develop skills needed to prosper in the U.S. economy.
Two famous artists with American Indian roots — Fritz Scholder and John Nieto — offer distinct and visually compelling interpretations of the American Indian experience and the modern American West.
While American Indians have faced barriers to starting their own businesses, they gradually are finding success in the business world.
The conference included leaders from the 564 federally recognized tribes. The president delivered opening and closing remarks and participated in an interactive discussion with tribal leaders.
President Obama responses to questions posed by noted Cuban blogger, Yoani Sanchez. Yoani has recently received the Maria Moore Cabot Prize award from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism for coverage of Latin America that furthers inter-American understanding.
Joint Task Force Delivers More Than 172 Thousand Pounds in Assistance to seven communities that were hit the hardest by the storm: Verapaz, Guadalupe, La Quesera, Santa María Ostuma, Santa Cruz, and Ilopango.
Ambassador Liliana Ayalde presented certificates of recognition students that were winners of the seventh annual scholarship program to study English at the Paraguayan-American Bi-national Center (CCPA) in Coronel Oviedo.
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