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126. Romney Hosts Tribal Leader Fundraiser (article from Indian country)

http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2012/08/22/romney-hosts-tribal-leader-fundraiser-130422

WASHINGTON – Mitt Romney’s campaign has confirmed that the Republican candidate for U.S. president met with a group of tribal leaders on August 17. snip

According to multiple sources who are familiar with the Romney event, it was held in Boston. Many tribal leaders were invited, and approximately 12 were in attendance. Attendees reportedly stressed government-to-government relations and self-reliance that is outgrowth of federal-Indian policies of tribal self-determination and self-governance. snip

“It was great to see Governor Romney set aside time to sit down and listen to a small group of tribal leaders at the very moment his campaign hit the afterburners and shot toward the convention,” added Philip Baker-Shenk, a partner with the Holland & Knight law firm, who focuses on Indian and tribal issues. “It will take many more such events for the Romney-Ryan campaign to catch up to the unprecedented Obama-Biden reelection campaign outreach to Indian country, but every journey begins with a big first step.”

Eric Eberhard, a law professor at Seattle University who previously worked as a staff director on the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs for Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona, agrees that Romney has much to do to catch up with Obama on Indian issues. “The campaign website does not include any references to tribes or to issues that are important to the tribes,” he said. “I do not know of any plans by the campaign to hold events on any Indian reservations, or to try to organize anywhere in Indian country.”

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