(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Interior Deputy Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs Wayne R. Smith will be a guest speaker this Thursday, October 25, on Native America Calling, the national public affairs and news radio call-in program of the Koahnic Broadcast Corporation. He will address the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ role in the Federal Acknowledgment Process. The program will air live starting at 1:00 p.m. (ET).
Smith, who is Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux, was appointed by Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs Neal McCaleb to serve as his chief of staff. In addition to overseeing the Assistant Secretary’s office, Smith is also responsible for gaming, land-into-trust and acknowledgment matters.
| WHO: |
U.S. Department of the Interior Deputy Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs Wayne R. Smith. |
| WHAT: |
Native America Calling, a national call-in radio program covering news and events affecting Indian Country. |
| WHEN: |
1:00 p.m. (ET), Thursday, October 25, 2001. |
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