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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama met for the third time with American Indian tribal leaders Friday, signing an executive order on tribal colleges and assuring them “you have a president that’s got your back.”
Obama has won plaudits among American Indians by breaking through a logjam of inaction on tribal issues and for giving a voice to their issues with the annual gatherings in Washington. At Friday’s conference, Obama announced he had signed an executive order establishing a White House initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native education. The initiative will be overseen by an executive director appointed by the interior and education secretaries.
