Obama: Making my case in Indian country

from Indian Country Today
Posted: February 01, 2008
by: Barack Obama

"Furthermore, I firmly believe in the words of Justice Hugo Black that ''[g]reat nations, like great men, should keep their word.'' So under my presidency, we will live up to the federal government's solemn commitments enshrined in treaties with the tribal nations. And I will ensure that we live up to our commitments in ensuring the effective, efficient and honest management of trust income, as this Nation has promised to do, and to equitably redress the errors of the past."

Complete article by Senator Obama.

"When a candidate calls for ''change,'' most voters of all ethnicities understand we are so far down that any change is up."
-- Steve Russell

Right on, Professor Russell!!!

Check out Russell's interesting article published in Indian Country, too, "Indians in a change election," where he discusses the many issues involved in figuring out who to vote for. The quote above is from this piece.