and the books by indians are by indians in a special kind of way. typically, somebody got to know an indian, was interested in the story, began to take down information and wrote an account. and there are many such books, and you -- they all pass through the hands of a white writer. generally speaking, you know who the writers are and we know something about them so we have an idea of their kind of general take on what's going on. but they, these books, they sort of line up. you think there'd be nothing there that you could really rely on, but they're surprisingly consistent. i don't think in the course of my work more than once or twice did i run across an account that i thought, whoa, that's fabricated. that's just plately false, that didn't -- completely false, that didn't happen at all. they get close to the truth and many details, of course, are lost and cannot be reproduced. be many can. -- but many can. and in that larger context of the dispossession of the sioux there is this event, the killing of crazy horse. one man, it's an isolated event

the indian ocean on the western. not in this world, what is going on a great power terms is think of china moving vertically south towards the indian ocean. and india moving horizontally east and west along the indian ocean. china is building or developing state-of-the-art harbor facilities in guadalajara and pakistan and southwestern baluchistan coming near to the entrance of the street of workers in chittagong in the eastern part of bangladesh, and coyote through in burma off the natural gas fields to the bay of bengal and in humbug to do and the south is the southern extremity of sri lanka. china does not seem to have -- this is a controversial topic about what china intends with the sport. it doesn't mean at this point that china wants full-fledged naval bases there. i would be too provocative to india and china is a pain to make people feel that it rises benevolent and non-hegemonic. i think what china envisioned or at least at this stage is warehousing through facilities through commercial goods that will invol

you have i indian warships in the south china sea. you have chinese warships in the indian ocean. because of military technology and their churning economies, these two demographics find there's spheres of influence are overlapping. as i say this, keep in mind while india's growth high nateed itself from pakistan and with china so that we know less and less and compare india with pakistan, india is still not nearly on the same level of development as china. china adds more paveed roads a year than india has in total. keep that in mind, but india will overtake china in terms of total population in the year 2032. where you can see competition the strongest on the indian ocean is in burma. think of burma as pre-world war i belgium about to be overrun by the french abritish. what does burma have? it has natural gas, strategic minerals and metals, uranium, timber, hi hydropower. they are building roads throughout burma and threatening to turn burma into a colony, and the indians cannot stand by and just watch. one indian leader said to me that you americans from half a world away can m

the place where you can see indian chinese competition strongest on the indian ocean is in burma. think of burma as if pre-world war i belgium about to be overrun by the french and the british. what does burma have? natural-gas, strategic minerals and metals. uranium, timber, hydropower. china is building roads and railroads throughout burma and threatening to turn burma into a veritable colony and the indians cannot stand by and just watch. one india leader said to me that you americans from half a world away can moralistic we cry out about burma's authoritarian military government but we indian's right next door do not have the luxury to watch as burma is turned into a veritable chinese colony. democratic pro-western india has engaged burma. it developed strong links with the burmese military. china develops a deep water port in the natural gas fields off of the bay of bengal, 50 miles north, indians are doing the same. they are going into china, india wants the natural gas pipeline going west through bangladesh into india. these are the real outlines of this new geography of th

>> my grandmother's full-blooded iroquois indian. >> everybody in the united states is part indian. >> i can prove it, there's a difference. >> i believe you. [laughter] >> because identify been up to -- i've been up to canada to the hometown where my grandmother was born. >> yeah. >> okay? and there was between 15 and 20 million american indians when i buried my -- in wounded knee book. >> yep. >> will the president of the united states ever apologize like the germans have for the jews and etc. , will they ever apologize for the genocide of the american indian over 500 years? and don't tell me it's not a genocide, because i don't want to listen to it. >> i won't tell you that. [laughter] but i don't think, i don't think that's likely to happen. >> why not? >> if, the circumstances are so different in each case, but not in the way you describe it. in other words, what you would like to sort of hear -- >> you're talking about 65 million buffalo. >> that's true, and they haven't apologized to the buffalo either, but they're sorry about it. [laughter] >> you wouldn't want me to have been

this is a challenge but indian people and indian nations have faced challenges for ever. our nation to nation relationship presents a unique responsibility and great opportunity. that is the gateway to a new era of opportunity and self-reliance. today we call on our federal partners to clear the way for us to expand economic opportunity through entrepreneur is them so that we might compete, clear the way to develop energy on our own lands, build commerce and create jobs so we might contribute more to the economy of america. we can create more opportunity for energy independence in a larger recovery. clear the way for us to build public infrastructure for our communities so that our children might thrive and our culture and rich all of those around us. clear the way to build up our own communities. when you invest in america, when american interests in indian country will be astounded at the economic strength of america. time to harness that power and realize tremendous return on that investment. for the indian nations, partners and neighbors bound by the constitution. we

this is a challenge, but indian people and indian nations have faced challenges forever. our nation to nation relationship presents a unique responsibility and great opportunity. that is the gateway of a new era to opportunity and self-reliance. today, we call on our federal partners to clear the way for us to expand economic opportunity through entrepreneurism so that we might compete. clear the way for us to develop energy on our own lands, build commerce and create jobs so that we might contribute to the economy of america. we can create more opportunity for energy independence and a larger recovery, clear the way for us to build public infrastructure for our communities so that our children might thrive in our culture and reach all of those around us, clear the way for us to build new communities. .. the state of indian nations is strong. the opportunity of the new era depends on governing wisely. i want to thank you for being here today. god bless america and the indian nations as we prepare for this new era and will make this great promising journey together. thank

indians are getting way. they are so close behind at the indians are shocking things fast as they go in one of the things they were shocking were dogs. some of them were puppies so you have a strange moment where the mckenzie soldiers were riding with puppies, just one of those weird moments in the west. anyway i don't know that much but the dogs were ubiquitous in the comanche camps. there are we stalks and in fact a dog is what their belongings when they moved. so, anyway. are we done? >> do you want to squeeze one more and? >> one more. >> i found my favorite -- in the book, where the maps? maps were all over the book. >> other people have noted that, duly noted. i think it could've used more maps. second edition. granted. i would like to thank you off for being here. [applause]

the indians are going away. so close behind that the indians are kind of checking things fast. one of the things were dogs. some of them were poppies. you had this strange moment where the soldiers were riding into a blue number with puppies. just one of those weird moments. i don't know that much, but the dogs were ubiquitous. always. in fact, the way before the horse. a dog was but carried all their belongings. so anyway beckham are we done? to you want to squeeze one more in? one more. >> i found that a failing in the book being where are the maps? all over the book. >> other people have noted that. tooley noted. at think it could have used more maps. the second edition. yes. granted. i would like to thank you all for being here. [applauding] at the book signing to and immediately after this. >> this talk was part of the 2010 texas book festival. to find out more this it texas book festival bought org. >> we are here at the national press club talking with offer ted about his new book a secret gift. can you tell us what the secret gift is?

the british won that war, and because indians led by gandhi had supported them, the indian situation in south africa seemed to look more promising. gandhi felt that he could now return to india, that his work in south africa was over, and the position was backed by a fear in him that merely money making might be his business in south africa. he told the associates and the colleagues of mine do great work, they can look after everything, and i can now go. they agreed to let him go, and they said that, however, if circumstances change here and we need you, we will send you a message and then please return. he would have to come back. he accepted this, and in his words, the threat that bound me to the community was too strong to break. this love was expressed in a series of farewell events, a gold necklace for his life, other gold chains, gold watches, a diamond ring. most presents were from the community and some from clients. after an evening occasion when the bulk of the gifts were given, a deeply educated gandhi spent a sleepless night walking up and down his room and debating the g

all you non-indians, just look around. this is what custer saw at the little bighorn, and you know what he said to his men? where did all these indians come from? once again, welcome to the sixth annual nida american heritage month celebration here at city hall. -- annual native american heritage month cicelebration. i would like to thank our host for this month, native american aids project, the mayor's office, the san francisco native american health center, and kqed public broadcasting. how about a big round of applause for our host? thank you. at this time, when indian people -- when we gather, we throw on our regalia, our outfits. we do not call them costumes. if you are from oklahoma, we call them in being close -- clothes. it is good to see all these dancers and singers as well, their families. when we gather like this, we start out with prayer, so please stand if you are able. creator, grandfather, we give thanks this day for the many blessings for this beautiful day, this opportunity to honor our own here in san f

i have watched him on the indian health center, and the thing that a special about him is he brings indiannesso the center. he works hard to make -- to keep it from becoming just a health center. he is a healer. i have watched him work with young men, young women, and to me, a healer is somebody when you interact with somebody, at the end of that interaction, the person is stronger, growing more towards being who they are, what their potential is, and time after time, i see that with mike, see him having that effect upon people. that, to me, is one of the highest things that i could say about him. i just want to stop this because he says i talk too much, but i should be able to do that because i'm talking about him. i just want to tell you one story. i was talking to him one morning, and he said he was really tired. i asked him what was going on. he said he got called up -- i might be a little bit off on the numbers, but got called up at 6:00 in the evening, just when he was ending work, and somebody that we know asked him to come and sing for his grandmother, who was passing on to the spirit

i have watched him on the indian health center, and the thing that a special about him is he brings indiannesso the center. he works hard to make -- to keep it from becoming just a health center. he is a healer. i have watched him work with young men, young women, and to me, a healer is somebody when

we are american indians. we are at city hall, and they are going to listen to us.plause] i am deeply honored to be asked to say a few words on behalf of nathan. i have no nathan for many years. he and his father and i played basketball together in the 1970's, but i also know about the struggles they then had to overcome in his life, the disappointment, the hurt, and the pain. it is something that a lot of our children and young adults are going through in this community as they grow up. as elders and as adults, it is our responsibility to turn to these children and young adults and lit them up and encourage them to be proud of with a our as american indians, to learn their culture and traditions. those dancers that came out here this evening, give them a round of applause because that is our culture and our tradition. it is continuing. that is a drum. recognize them because they are carrying on that from that brings them together. a couple of weeks ago, i was sitting around with richard, and we were at a community event, and we were looking at each other, and i sai

it was founded by a group of gay american indians back in 1984 as the american indian aids institute. we have become the most comprehensive hiv/aids organization for native americans. besides providing care and prevention services for our community, we also strive to create a home for the most disenfranchised members of our community. those who are struggling with hiv, those who are struggling with alcohol and drug addiction. one of the things that we share with the honorees tonight is that we strive to create a sustainable and of the community. -- healthy community. i would like to present our fourth honorinee. marvin grew up in a rural community in arizona and has been living in san francisco for nine years. he is a member of the navajo nation and has dedicated his life to serving the usyouth of the community. by creating a true partnership with them and their families, he honors the building programs with community that highlights the role of leaders today and the potential to give back as global citizens of this ever increasingly connected world. marvin has influenced the developm