Indian Times: Native American Candidate for District 56 (Jun 04, 2010)
This week on Indian Times, a young Native American woman, Maya Torralba (Kiowa/Comanche/Wichita), is going to run for the Oklahoma House District 56 seat. Torralba talks about her hopes for her community. To learn more about Torralba and her campaign, you can go to her website www.rebuildwithmaya.com

In the news this week was the failure to get the bond package passed to complete the American Indian Cultural Center and Museum that sits at the crossroads of I35 and I40. State Senator Harry Coates talks about what may have caused this setback.

Next week on Indian Times we?ll talk with Gena Timberman (Choctaw), Executive Director of the American Indian Cultural Center and Museum, who is not fazed by this setback. She?ll speak on how they plan to continue. Also on next week?s show, we will hear from a spokesman for the United Houma Nation, Kirk Cherami, on how the Gulf oil spill is affecting their way of life.

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