National Congress of American Indians President Jefferson Keel will deliver the 9th annual State of Indian Nations address today.

The speech takes place at 9:30am EST at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. It will be webcast and carried by American Indian Radio on Satellite.

This is the first address for Keel, who was elected last October. He will discuss NCAI's priorities for the second session of the 111th Congress and for the Obama administration; economic development; jobs for Native Americans; and the roles for tribal governments in the U.S. economy and society.

Keel is a member of the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma.

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