A Houston City Council member said he was "wrong" for attacking Native Americans on his radio show.
In a March 27 broadcast, Michael Berry, who serves as
mayor pro
tem, said the federal government spends too much money on Indian Country.
"Our entire Department of the Interior, practically, is the Department of Indian
Affairs," he said on his
KPRC-AM radio
show.
Berry said his remarks drew a big response. He said he discovered that what he claimed about Native Americans was "wrong" but did not outright apologize for offending anyone.
"What I believed was 'governmental' assistance and scholarships is in fact tribal programs from a sovereign Indian nation," he said in a
posting on his web page. "I do have two law degrees, but I lacked a good understanding of the Constitutional law on Indian treaties and Congressional action on the matter."
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