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Swearing-in ceremony for Ross Owen Swimmer, right, as the Special Trustee for American Indians. Swimmer, former Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, is the first American Indian to hold the Trustee position since the post was created in the Department of Interior in 1994

Swearing-in ceremony for Ross Owen Swimmer, right, as the Special Trustee for American Indians. Swimmer, former Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, is the first American Indian to hold the Trustee position since the post was created in the Department of Interior in 1994

Swearing-in ceremony for Ross Owen Swimmer, right, as the Special Trustee for American Indians. Swimmer, former Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, is the first American Indian to hold the Trustee position since the post was created in the Department of Interior in 1994

Swearing-in ceremony for Ross Owen Swimmer, right, as the Special Trustee for American Indians. Swimmer, former Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, is the first American Indian to hold the Trustee position since the post was created in the Department of Interior in 1994

Swearing-in ceremony for Ross Owen Swimmer, right, as the Special Trustee for American Indians. Swimmer, former Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, is the first American Indian to hold the Trustee position since the post was created in the Department of Interior in 1994

Swearing-in ceremony for Ross Owen Swimmer, right, as the Special Trustee for American Indians. Swimmer, former Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, is the first American Indian to hold the Trustee position since the post was created in the Department of Interior in 1994

Proceeedings at swearing-in ceremony for Ross Owen Swimmer, rear third from right, as the Special Trustee for American Indians. Swimmer, former Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, is the first American Indian to hold the Trustee position since the post was created in the Department of Interior in 1994

Proceeedings at swearing-in ceremony for Ross Owen Swimmer, rear third from right, as the Special Trustee for American Indians. Swimmer, former Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, is the first American Indian to hold the Trustee position since the post was created in the Department of Interior in 1994

Special Trustee for American Indians, Ross Owen Swimmer, with Deputy Secretary J. Steven Griles, Colorado Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell, jeweler Jesse Monongya, Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management, and Budget, P. Lynn Scarlett, left to right, at Living Legacy Awards event for Native American arts

Swearing-in ceremony for Ross Owen Swimmer, right, as the Special Trustee for American Indians. Swimmer, former Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, is the first American Indian to hold the Trustee position since the post was created in the Department of Interior in 1994

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Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) [412-APD-565-JPEG-ND78738.jpg]

[Assignment: 48-DPA-10-20-08_SOI_K_BIA_NCAI] Secretary Dirk Kempthorne [at the Phoenix Convention Center, Phoenix, Arizona to address the 65th Annual Convention of the] National Congress of American Indians [48-DPA-10-20-08_SOI_K_BIA_NCAI_DOI_2489.JPG]

[Assignment: 48-DPA-08-06-08_SOI_K_Truckee_Sign] Signing ceremony for the Truckee River Operating Agreement in Reno, Nevada, where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined Nevada Senator Harry Reid, [Chairman Mervin Wright, Jr. of the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of Indians, and other federal, state, and local dignitaries including Assistant Attorney General Ronald Tenpas of the Justice Department, California Secretary for Resources Mike Chrisman, Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Director Allen Biaggi, Truckee Meadows Water Authority Board of Directors Chairman Mike Carrigan, and Reno Mayor Bob Cashell] [48-DPA-08-06-08_SOI_K_Truckee_Sign_IOD_3744.JPG]

Office of the Administrator - National Congress of American Indians - Administrator Gina McCarthy and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi speaking at the NCAI [412-APD-1287-2015-02-24_NCAI_024.jpg]

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[Assignment: 48-DPA-08-06-08_SOI_K_Truckee_Sign] Signing ceremony for the Truckee River Operating Agreement in Reno, Nevada, where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined Nevada Senator Harry Reid, [Chairman Mervin Wright, Jr. of the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of Indians, and other federal, state, and local dignitaries including Assistant Attorney General Ronald Tenpas of the Justice Department, California Secretary for Resources Mike Chrisman, Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Director Allen Biaggi, Truckee Meadows Water Authority Board of Directors Chairman Mike Carrigan, and Reno Mayor Bob Cashell] [48-DPA-08-06-08_SOI_K_Truckee_Sign_DOI_8824.JPG]

Cherokee, N.C., March 21, 2013 -- Principal Chief, Michell Hicks, of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Nation (EBCI) visits FEMA's Green Hornet, a self-contained operational unit in Cherokee, NC. FEMA is working with members of the Eastern Band Cherokee Indians and North Carolina officials, on various public assistance projects which were damaged during a severe winter storm in January. This is the first time that a Federally recognized Native American tribe was able to apply for direct assistance from FEMA. Photo by Patsy Lynch/FEMA

Commander Samuel Bookatz Presents Portrait of Admiral Ross McIntyre to Undersecretary of Commerce Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. and Dr. Wayne C. Grover

[Assignment: 48-DPA-SOI_K_Simcoe] Secretary Dirk Kempthorne [meeting at Main Interior] with Owen Simcoe, [Special Assistant to the Director of the National Park Service] [48-DPA-SOI_K_Simcoe_DOI_1116.JPG]

On Nov. 25, Staff Sgt. Adam Jacks became the first

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) [412-APD-565-JPEG-2010-03-01_NCAI_013.jpg]

[Assignment: 48-DPA-08-06-08_SOI_K_Truckee_Sign] Signing ceremony for the Truckee River Operating Agreement in Reno, Nevada, where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined Nevada Senator Harry Reid, [Chairman Mervin Wright, Jr. of the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of Indians, and other federal, state, and local dignitaries including Assistant Attorney General Ronald Tenpas of the Justice Department, California Secretary for Resources Mike Chrisman, Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Director Allen Biaggi, Truckee Meadows Water Authority Board of Directors Chairman Mike Carrigan, and Reno Mayor Bob Cashell] [48-DPA-08-06-08_SOI_K_Truckee_Sign_DOI_8819.JPG]

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