Submitted by Bronson Peshlakai on Mon, 2008-04-07 20:42.

PIERRE, S.D. -- It’s a beautiful day to be a South Dakotan!

On Friday, Barack Obama’s campaign office announced South Dakota’s
Obama state campaign director. Nathan Peterson will handle the throes
of throwing Obama a huge party wherever and whence ever he plans on
coming to the state.

Images From the Wyoming Caucuses

A photo slideshow of the Wyoming Democratic Party caucuses in Lander, Wyo., and of places on the nearby Wind River Indian Reservation.

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The Indian Vote: When Candidates Come Calling

Special Report: As more Native voters turn out for the presidential primaries and caucuses—as they did in Wyoming—tribal leaders and political activists in Indian Country want more attention paid to Native concerns.

(3/22/2008)

Wyoming’s Moment in the Sun

By campaigning in poor little Wyoming, Obama and Clinton showed that not only does the state matter in the coming election but also that every person’s vote matters, including those of Native Americans.

(3/22/2008)

Wyoming Caucus Delegates

One Wyoming Democratic caucus site was in Lander, a town on the border of the Wind River Indian Reservation. Hear what residents had to say about the candidates—and about why Natives don't vote.

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