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APRIL 19, 2001

Tribal leaders in the Plains are giving mixed reviews to Neal McCaleb, President Bush's pick to head the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

Arlyn Headdress, chairman of Montana's Fort Peck Reservation, said persons like McCaleb have no idea what is like to live on a reservation. Headdress questioned his support of large, land-based tribes since McCaleb is Chickasaw, whose nation has no reservation.

George Eagleman, a representative of the United Sioux Tribes, said the organization had endorsed someone from the Plains to run the BIA.

Get the Story:
Native views of nominee mixed (The Lincoln Journal Star 4/19)

Quick Bio:
Neal McCaleb: Biographical Sketch (4/18)

Statements, Announcements on McCaleb:
Neal McCaleb Accepts Nomination (4/17)
Gale Norton on Neal McCaleb (4/17)
Chickasaw Gov. Anoatubby on Neal McCaleb (4/17)
Oklahoma Gov. Keating on Neal McCaleb (4/17)
President Bush's Announcement (4/17)

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Okla. tribes remember McCaleb (4/18)