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Mike__M

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Sat Feb 27, 2016, 03:22 PM Feb 2016

Native youth in the spotlight

Dahkota Kicking Bear Brown, 17, Youngest White House Indian Education Advisor Ever

When President Obama announced last Friday that several individuals would be appointed to the National Advisory Council on Indian Education (NACIE), few realized that at just 17 years old, Dahkota Kicking Bear Brown was about to become the youngest White House Indian Education advisor in history. He might be the youngest person ever appointed to a White House advisory position directly by the President.


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http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2016/02/24/dahkota-kicking-bear-brown-17-youngest-white-house-indian-education-advisor-ever-1635
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Native youth in the spotlight (Original Post) Mike__M Feb 2016 OP
I hope they listen to him. Thanks for this post. K&R! haikugal Feb 2016 #1
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