It's practically old news in Indian Country but Larry EchoHawk still "can't talk" about his pending nomination as head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

Key members of Congress, former transition officials for President Barack Obama and tribal advocates have all but confirmed EchoHawk is the nominee. But he told The Salt Lake Tribune he couldn't comment about his job prospects.

EchoHawk, a former attorney general for Idaho, has his supporters. "Larry Echohawk is one of the finest people I know," Forrest Cuch, the director of the Utah Division of Indian Affairs, said.

Keith Harper, a member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma who served on Obama's transition team, also praised EchoHawk at the United South and Eastern Tribes meeting on Monday.

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