Swinomish leader Brian Cladoosby runs for NCAI president

Wednesday, June 26, 2013  

Brian Cladoosby, the chairman of the Swinomish Tribe of Washington, is running for president of the National Congress of American Indians.

Cladoosby announced his candidacy during NCAI's mid-year session in Reno, Nevada. He hopes to win the seat during the organization's annual conference in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in October.

“After 29 years of service on the Swinomish Indian Senate and 17 years of the best job in the world, the chairman of the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, I feel called by our Creator to serve Indian people across our country,” Cladoosby said on Facebook.

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