Layha Spoonhunter, a member of the Eastern Shoshone Tribe of Wyoming, will be voting for the first time this November and his presidential candidate of choice is Sen. Barack Obama (D-Illinois).
Spoonhunter, 18, says Obama has paid a lot of attention to Indian Country. He supports Obama's plan to appoint an Indian adviser at the White House.
Spoonhunter is one of Wyoming's 12 pledged delegates for the Democratic National Convention this August.
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