Bush administration challenged by NCAI

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Norrell, Brenda

Indian Country Today (Lakota Times)

11-09-2005

TULSA, Okla. -- U.S. government officials attempted to assure American Indian leaders that Indian sovereignty and the government-to-government relationship is being honored by the Bush administration and Congress. However, Indian leaders questioned if the government pleasantries they heard from speakers at the 62nd annual convention of the National Congress of American Indians are a reality. U.S. Department of Education Secretary Margaret Spellings enthusiastically championed the Bush administration's "No Child Left Behind," a system often criticized by American Indians who say Indian children have always been left behind. Praising Bush, Spellings said education funding has been increased and...