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Secretary Kempthorne meets with tribal leaders and law enforcement officials from tribes in Arizona at the Heard Museum in Phoenix on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2006.

Secretary Kempthorne meets with tribal leaders and
law enforcement officials from tribes in Arizona at the
Heard Museum in Phoenix on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2006.

Secretary Kempthorne Meets with Tribal Leaders in Arizona About Budget Initiatives
to Fight Meth and Strengthen Schools

Secretary Kempthorne met with tribal leaders and law enforcement officials from tribes in Arizona at the Heard Museum in Phoenix on February 22, 2006 to discuss the President's budget proposals for Indian country.

The meeting included representatives from approximately 35 Arizona tribes as well as law enforcement officers from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Drug Enforcement Agency. The meeting was an opportunity for the Secretary to listen to input from local leaders on Indian education and law enforcement needs in the state of Arizona.

The President has proposed a $16 million increase to fund the Bureau of Indian Affairs' Safe Indian Communities Initiative, which will strengthen law enforcement capabilities on tribal lands to help combat the epidemic of methamphetamine use. To raise the level of student performance in Bureau of Indian Education schools, the President's budget calls for an additional $15 million investment to improve Indian student academic achievement.

W.Patrick Ragsdale, Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Thomas M. Dowd, Director of the Bureau of Indian Education, also joined the Secretary for the meeting.

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Secretary Kempthorne Discusses the National Parks Centennial Initiative on Ask the White House.

Secretary Kempthorne Discusses
the National Park Centennial Initiative
on Ask the White House

Interior Secretary Kempthorne discussed the President's new National Park Centennial Initiative on “Ask the White House” on Monday, February 12, 2007. "Ask the White House" is an online interactive forum where you can submit questions to Administration officials and friends of the White House. The Centennial Initiative launched by the President on August 25, 2006 will enhance our National Parks during the decade leading up to the 100th Anniversary in 2016.

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