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White House delivers report for 2011 Tribal Nations Conference





The White House today released the 2011 White House Tribal Nations Conference Progress Report.

The 41-page report provides a list of the Obama administration's activities in Indian Country. It includes sections on health care, education and public safety.

"Since taking office, President Obama and his Administration have made tremendous progress in addressing the major issues of concern to Indian Country," the report states.

Some of the major highlights come from Obama's first two years in office. Of the seven "accomplishments" in the report, nearly all occurred in 2009 and 2010, with a couple of exceptions, such as a bill to restore tribal criminal jurisdiction over non-Indians in domestic violence cases.

The remainder of the report provides more information about 2011 events, such as the trust fund settlement for the Osage Nation of Oklahoma and further implementation of the Tribal Law and Order Act.

Get the Report:
ACHIEVING A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR TRIBAL NATIONS: 2011 White House Tribal Nations Conference Progress Report (White House December 2011)

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