In case you missed the rally in Crow Agency or you were there and just want to see
video footage from the event, the video above -- posted to YouTube by
the Obama campaign -- includes excerpts of Obama's speech and people in
the crowd.
The New York Times also has footage of a
laughter-filled moment during the event when Obama attempted to say "Absaalooke" several
times before getting the pronunciation right. (Click here to go to the Times' website and watch the video).
"I'm sorry, you know I'm still working on it," he said. "I
was just adopted into the tribe so I'm still working on my
pronunciations."
The crowd cheered. Obama was adopted in a private ceremony by Hartford
Black Eagle Sr. and his wife Mary just before the rally.
"I like my new name 'Barack Black Eagle,'" he said. "That is a good
name."
The Indian name given to Obama is "Awe Kooda Bilaxpak Kuuxshish" (One
Who Helps People Throughout The Land).
The rally, precluded by powwow
singing and Crow traditional dancing, was distinct from those the campaign
often holds in college and professional sports arena that seat upwards
of 8,000 people. NY Times political reporter Jeff Zeleny had this to
stay about the rally in Crow Country in a post on "The Caucus," a
political blog on the newspaper's website:
As the Democratic
presidential campaign has moved from season to season over the last 16
months, the political rallies and the town meetings often have taken on
a similar feeling and a familiar flavor.
Not so today, here on the Crow Indian Reservation.
A number of media outlets from The Washington Post to the Los Angeles
Times covered Monday's rally in Crow. Here are some more links
to stories on other websites:
- The Washington Post has a short blog post with a photo of "Barack Black Eagle" being escorted by his new adopted parents, Hartford and Mary Black Eagle. The candidate is also shaking a young supporter's hand.
- And the Los Angeles Times' Andrew Malcolm offers a fun read with a piece on the moment when Chairman Carl Venne explained to Obama the tribal officials wives had gifts for Obama's "wives." When the senator took the microphone, he corrected Venne with an air of humor, saying he only has one wife. "I don't want to get in trouble when I get home," Obama said. "I can have new parents, but no new wives... My wife is spectacular, she really is."
- Closer to home, the Billings Gazette's Becky Shay and Molly Priddy have a pair of articles about the Crow Agency rally.
Enjoy.
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