Tribal leader: Obama ‘first American Indian president’

This story was filed on

President Obama got a new title at the White House Tribal Nations Conference on Wednesday. Brian Cladoosby of the Swinomish Nation introduced Obama as not only the first black U.S. president but also the first American Indian in the White House.

Support our incoming Report For America members!

© Buffalo's Fire. All rights reserved. Content may not be reproduced without written permission from the Indigenous Media Freedom Alliance. See our content sharing guidelines for media partner usage.