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全國美洲印第安人大會NCAI主席Tex G. Hall出席克城CITY
CLUB演講，並爲本報讀者簽名和祝福廣大讀者
Contemporary Issues in Native America
Tex G. Hall
Former President of the National Council on American Indians and
Chairman of Mandan, Hidatsa & Arikara Nation
Tex Hall, "Ihbudah Hishi" (Red Tipped Arrow), was elected chairman of
his tribe in November 1998 and was overwhelmingly re-elected for a
second term--the first time that has ever happened--in 2002.
Hall has brought back more than $230 million to the MHA reservation in
new funding and delivered an economic turnaround for his tribe by
cutting the unemployment rate from 50% to under 15%. He recently saw
the successful completion of the $65 million Four Bears Bridge and is
responsible for a new multimillion-dollar health care facility and
school. Hall has helped lead the fight against the historic
discrimination of Native American farmers with the Keepseagle class
action lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Hall was elected president of the National Congress of American
Indians in 2001 and served two terms until 2005. He led the fight for
the protection of tribal sovereignty, became the most active voice for
tribal fights and tackled many issues, including trust reform,
economic development, homeland security, and domestic violence. Hall
also co-chaired the development of the 50 Principles on behalf of
Indian Country to settle the Cobell lawsuit and institute trust reform
at the Interior Department.
In 1995, Hall was named North Dakota Indian Educator of the Year and
received the University of Mary Leadership Award in 2002 for his
dedication to education. |
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