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TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 2002

The mid-year session of the National Congress of American Indians is underway in Bismarck, North Dakota.

The theme of the session is "Creating Our Own Roads To Success: Strategies & Skills To Achieve Tribal Economic Prosperity." A number of seminars focus on economic development on reservations.

Trust reform remains a highlight with tribal leaders and Department of Interior officials giving an update on progress of a task force this morning. Secretary of Interior Gale Norton will host a national consultation, open to the public, tonight.

The president of NCAI is Tex Hall, chairman of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation of North Dakota. He is the first from his state to hold the post.

The session concludes tomorrow.

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Relevant Links:
National Congress of American Indians - http://www.ncai.org