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In June of this year, President Barack Obama and the First Lady visited the Standing Rock Sioux Indian Reservation in North Dakota. This was ya historic visit. He was only the fourth sitting President to visit Indian Country, joining Coolidge in 1927, Roosevelt in 1936, and Clinton in 1999.
The events that have happened since demonstrate that for this President, it wasn’t a routine visit!
In the months after the visit he has made it a priority to reach out to Native American youth searching for ways to improve their lives.
Last week the President announced an initiative called “Generation – Indigenous”, a new initiative including a series of efforts to improve the lives of our youngest First Americans.
Read more athttp://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2014/12/31/making-american-indian-children-priority
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