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John Kerry's Stepson Andre Heinz Visits Pow-wow
His message was simple Native Americans must vote.
ByPetaTinda
Andre Heinz, stepson of presidential candidate John
Kerry, was at the pow-wow stumping for the Oregon
Democratic Party.
(ODP).
Heinz took in
the sights and
talked with mem
bers of the Tribal
Council, while his
group of volunteers
registered voters
and handed out fly
ers encouraging
Natives to vote in
the upcoming elec
tion. "It's great to see
and hear how the
different nations
dance and dress.
The challenge for Natives, he said ,was to identify
what we want to achieve and how.
Traveling
with Heinz was
Adam Green,
Press Secretary
for the ODP.
Green said that
as president,
John Kerry will
work to appoint
Native Ameri
cans to key po
sitions in the
Department of
the Interior, the
department of
Health and Hu-
nity in recognition of the government-to-government
relationship," Green said.
"John Kerry will sign an Executive Order that
supports regular and meaningful consultation and
collaboration with Indian Tribal governments of regu
latory practices that significantly or uniquely affect
their communities."
Photos by
Peta Tinda
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It's good to keep it and Council Vice Chair Reyn Leno talk with Andre Heinz, (left) who is mental Protec-
Presidential Candidate John Kerry's stepson. Heinz was at the Grand tion Agency and
Ronde Pow-wow hoping to gain votes for the Oregon Democratic Party. e Department
He was later presented with a Pendleton blanket by the Tribal Public Homeland
Information Department, a traditional way of honoring guests. Security ,
among other
agencies.
alive and pass it
on to the younger
generation."
When asked
what he thought
about the hot-but-
ton issue of Tribal sovereignty, he replied:
"I think the treaty rights should be honored. Na
tive people got screwed out of their treaty rights. It's
really painful to read about. I think that treaty rights
and sovereignty need to be talked about openly. . . not
whether, what."
Green also said that Kerry will work to appoint
Native American judges to the federal judiciary.
"John Kerry will re-open the doors of the White
House and will appoint a Native American to a se
nior position in the Office of Intergovernmental Af
fairs as his liaison to the Native American commu-