Echo Hawk visits Navajo, tackles Indian Country issues
Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior Larry Echohawk, center, speaks at the Navajo Nation Council Chambers of Monday. © 2011 Gallup Independent / Brian Leddy

By Kathy Helms
Diné Bureau

WINDOW ROCK — When it comes to the federal government living up to its trust responsibility, Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs Larry Echo Hawk is one of the first to acknowledge there’s a lot more that needs to be done. But the Obama administration has made significant strides, he told the Navajo Nation Council Monday.

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