Lillian Sparks, Lakota, nominated to top HHS job
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
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Politics
President Barack Obama has nominated another Indian woman to a top post in his administration.
Lillian Sparks, who is Oglala and Rosebud, was nominated as Commissioner of the
Administration for Native Americans, which is part of the
Department of Health and Human Services. The post requires
Senate confirmation.
Sparks, an attorney, has served as executive director of the
National Indian Education Association since 2004. She also worked for the
National Congress of American Indians and the
National Indian Gaming Commission.
The ANA provides financial assistance, training, and technical assistance to tribes, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians. It currently oversees grants for the Esther Martinez Native Language program.
So far, Obama has nominated or appointed seven Native women to posts in the White House, the
Indian Health Service, the
Interior Department, the
Justice Department, the
Small Business Administration and the NIGC.
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