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uppityperson

(115,677 posts) Fri Jun 13, 2014, 02:49 PM Jun 2014

Great Sioux Nation is alive and well, pow wow with Pres and Mrs Obama (great photos, streaming)

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Link to bigtree's du thread
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025093774

Live streaming now
http://www.whitehouse.gov/live/president-obama-speaks-cannon-ball-flag-day-celebration

Cannon Ball, ND
"The historical day is here..we did our flag raising..good turn out, a lot of Veterans showed up, Cannon Balls Matthew American-Horse legion post hosted the flag raising. Running Antelope, Cheyenne River Veterans all showed up." (words and photos posted on facebook by a friend who took the photos and is very involved".

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Great Sioux Nation is alive and well, pow wow with Pres and Mrs Obama (great photos, streaming) (Original Post) uppityperson Jun 2014 OP

i love the Sioux people. misterhighwasted Jun 2014 #1

live streaming it now uppityperson Jun 2014 #4

How beautiful a location. Sunlei Jun 2014 #2

Live streaming... uppityperson Jun 2014 #3

cool stream! bigtree Jun 2014 #5

youtube streaming of the event uppityperson Jun 2014 #6

love that announcer! bigtree Jun 2014 #7

almost as good as being there, listening to this guy bigtree Jun 2014 #8

great twitter tag bigtree Jun 2014 #9

Obama is only the 4th sitting President to visit them malaise Jun 2014 #10

council is holding a quorum before he speaks bigtree Jun 2014 #11

First Pres of US to come to Cannon Ball, there they are. uppityperson Jun 2014 #12

Beautiful thread uppityperson. sheshe2 Jun 2014 #13

Mahalo uppity.. I posted this on bigtree's thread but wanted you to see it, too.. Cha Jun 2014 #14

I feel very fortunate to have these Native Americans tabasco Jun 2014 #15

misterhighwasted

(9,148 posts)

1. i love the Sioux people.

Reply to uppityperson (Original post)

Fri Jun 13, 2014, 03:08 PM

Jun 2014

Makes me long for my childhood of running & playing on the Dakota prairie. That was the ultimate backyard.

uppityperson

(115,677 posts)

4. live streaming it now

Reply to misterhighwasted (Reply #1)

Fri Jun 13, 2014, 04:29 PM

Jun 2014

http://www.whitehouse.gov/live/president-obama-speaks-cannon-ball-flag-day-celebration

Sunlei

(22,651 posts)

2. How beautiful a location.

Reply to uppityperson (Original post)

Fri Jun 13, 2014, 03:23 PM

Jun 2014

President Obama has done more in six years for Native Americans than all of his predecessors combined.

uppityperson

(115,677 posts)

3. Live streaming...

Reply to uppityperson (Original post)

Fri Jun 13, 2014, 04:15 PM

Jun 2014

http://www.whitehouse.gov/live

bigtree

(85,975 posts)

5. cool stream!

Reply to uppityperson (Original post)

Fri Jun 13, 2014, 04:46 PM

Jun 2014

. . . awesome of the WH to let it roll. Thanks for posting!

uppityperson

(115,677 posts)

6. youtube streaming of the event

Reply to uppityperson (Original post)

Fri Jun 13, 2014, 04:54 PM

Jun 2014

bigtree

(85,975 posts)

7. love that announcer!

Reply to uppityperson (Original post)

Fri Jun 13, 2014, 04:54 PM

Jun 2014

bigtree

(85,975 posts)

8. almost as good as being there, listening to this guy

Reply to uppityperson (Original post)

Fri Jun 13, 2014, 05:01 PM

Jun 2014

. . . cracking me up! Talking about Obama's white hairs.

bigtree

(85,975 posts)

9. great twitter tag

Reply to uppityperson (Original post)

Fri Jun 13, 2014, 05:07 PM

Jun 2014

https://twitter.com/hashtag/prezrezvisit?f=realtime&src=hash

#prezrezvisit

Stew Magnuson ?@stewmagnuson
Coolidge visits Pine Ridge 1927 Brief history of prez in IC: http://bit.ly/1xUwGMa #PrezRezVisit @indiancountry pic.twitter.com/cmuTBPpBrx

malaise

(268,693 posts)

10. Obama is only the 4th sitting President to visit them

Reply to bigtree (Reply #9)

Fri Jun 13, 2014, 05:12 PM

Jun 2014

He will soon arrive.

Lovely dances - beautiful costumes

bigtree

(85,975 posts)

11. council is holding a quorum before he speaks

Reply to malaise (Reply #10)

Fri Jun 13, 2014, 05:17 PM

Jun 2014

. . . .helicopter landed several minutes ago

uppityperson

(115,677 posts)

12. First Pres of US to come to Cannon Ball, there they are.

Reply to uppityperson (Original post)

Fri Jun 13, 2014, 05:35 PM

Jun 2014

holy crap, so good

sheshe2

(83,654 posts)

13. Beautiful thread uppityperson.

Reply to uppityperson (Original post)

Fri Jun 13, 2014, 07:52 PM

Jun 2014

Love the images!

Cha

(296,848 posts)

14. Mahalo uppity.. I posted this on bigtree's thread but wanted you to see it, too..

Reply to uppityperson (Original post)

Fri Jun 13, 2014, 08:11 PM

Jun 2014

"The Chief of all Chiefs is Here".. #PrezRezVisit

Nerdy Wonka @NerdyWonka
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Man in the crowd: "We love Michelle too!"
Pres. Obama smiles: "Of course you love Michelle. Who doesn't love Michelle?" #PrezRezVisit
12:01 PM - 13 Jun 2014
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President Obama interacts with children while flanked by First Lady Michelle Obama and Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Chairman David Archambault II during the Cannon Ball Flag Day celebration at the Cannon Ball Powwow Grounds on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in North Dakota

Nerdy Wonka @NerdyWonka
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Native American leader to POTUS & FLOTUS: "This gift represents love and appreciation that my people have for great leaders" #PrezRezVisit
11:57 AM - 13 Jun 2014
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The President and First Lady are loving every moment of this, magical.
11:41 AM - 13 Jun 2014
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tabasco

(22,974 posts)

15. I feel very fortunate to have these Native Americans

Reply to uppityperson (Original post)

Fri Jun 13, 2014, 09:37 PM

Jun 2014

as my fellow countrymen.

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