Richardson: "I would have a cabinet department for Native American affairs"

Man, the news out of the Richardson campaign is just flying...hard to keep up here with it all. Today, Indian Country Today published an interview with BR in which he said he'd elevate Native affairs to the level of a full department (equal to Energy, Education, Interior, Defense, Treasury, etc.) "because I believe within the Department of the Interior it does not get the attention it deserves". Richardson's history with Native issues, as Congressman and governor, is long shows not just respect, but actual activism. He doesn't appear to just play politics with it; he really seems to care about Native issues. How refreshing.

Read the full interview here.

I tell you, I am more impressed with him every day! -MC