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Waya Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-24-08 11:37 AM
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Obama 'adopted' by the Crow Tribe..................
CROW AGENCY, Mont. – As the Democratic presidential campaign has moved from season to season over the last 16 months, the political rallies and the town meetings often have taken on a similar feeling and a familiar flavor.
Not so today, here on the Crow Indian Reservation.

As Senator Barack Obama campaigned for the presidential primary in Montana – one of two states that closes out the Democratic nominating process on June 3 – he was welcomed here by a few thousand people. In a private ceremony, he was adopted into the Crow Nation and bestowed the name, “One Who Helps People Throughout the Land.”.....

Complete Article: http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/19/obama-adopted-by-native-americans/
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