Optimism, Energy, and Economic Development Define State of Indian Nations -- WASHINGTON, Jan. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --

Optimism, Energy, and Economic Development Define State of Indian Nations -- WASHINGTON, Jan. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --: WASHINGTON, Jan. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In today's State of Indian Nations address, the President of the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), Jefferson Keel, called for a new era in U.S. tribal relations defined by optimism and economic opportunity. He called for the U.S. government to focus on Indian Country as a place where infrastructure challenges could be seen as opportunities for economic growth. Republican Senator Murkowski of Alaska delivered the congressional response. (Watch the Video of the State of Indian Nations: http://livestre.am/AJgY / Read the Transcript: http://tinyurl.com/4fyv5l3 )