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Native Views of the Convention

August 27, 2008

By Kevin Abourezk

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Interviews with Kayln Free, Peter Coser Jr. and Scott Bighorse on the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Denver.

Kevin Abourezk's "Red Clout" columns are available for syndication. Please contact reznet to purchase republishing rights.

Kevin Abourezk, Oglala Lakota, is a reporter and editor at the Lincoln (Neb.) Journal Star. He writes reznet's "Red Clout" political blog and teaches reporting at the Freedom Forum's American Indian Journalism Institute. Abourezk was awarded a Casey Medal for Meritorious Journalism in 2006.

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