get our schedules and see past programs at our web sites. you can join in on social media sites. in january, the president of the national congress of american indians delivered the annual state of indian nations address. topics included the economic status of american indians and tribal relations with the federal government. congressman tom cole of oklahoma, a member of the nation respond to the speech the we also hear remarks from the senate indian affairs committee chairman and vice chairman. this is 1:20. good morning, my name is jacqueline peta, and i would look to welcome you here to our state of indian nation ease vent. ncai is the largest, the oldest, and organization in washington, d.c. representing the tribal governments across the country. i would look to welcome our distinguished guests to washington, d.c. we have many folks listening to us across the country. to watch the state of 2012 state state of indian nations address. across the country we
okay, couple things. he began by talking about greeks. they were slave owners. romans were slave owners. generally their slaves not all of them. just to be taught. they had slaves. they were conquered and made into slaves likes okay. now we come to this country and you had capitalism at work in terms of southern plantations meaning labor to sell cotton to england, so they bought and sold to and want to correct to your little bit because the whole plantation system started with sugar. that s a big difference and it started he for capitalism really got going. will collect commerce. you can call a commerce, which is different. but that brought blacks over to be bought and sold. also a lot of white people. the majority were black. finally, yes. and was a big trade, a circular trade. a triangular trade tiered in the ships came from north, west africa. what is your question, sir? my question is if you look at the basis of race or wait and set aside t
trail he was a tiger but a pussycat. his campaign aides could never get him to run ads against components when he was shown the negative ads and mailings going out against him he would laugh and say those aarsele and in the debates when he was challenged by opponents for the questioners he would laugh. he never showed toughness and hunger to win. that is essential in presidential politics and ran counter to his image i think someone earlier in the program talked about cognitive dissidence. it was caught of dissidents. his inability to define himself and reinforce the greatest strength of being tough was a rudy giuliani was mayor. when mccain was starting to fall, he was never worried about rudy giuliani. continues. host: from the ancient greeks to the early 20th century, what do it after the 2010 census will be confronted given destination of race and identity. professor painter has written an entirely accessible readable myth busting and compelling history of race. she