indian country is leading. indian country is innovating. indian country is growing. and the state of indian nations grows stronger by the day. tribal nations are steadily reclaiming our rightful place among the american family of governments. and we are doing this despite antiquated ways of thinking about native peoples and tribal governments and outdated policies that belong to another century. today we are not where we want to be in our relationship with the federal government. but we are glad we are not where we used to be. [ applause ] today i bring a simple message. from the tribes of the 21st century we must tear down barriers to growth simplify regulations that are limiting opportunities and acknowledge that tribes have the capability of governments to oversee our own affairs. as we reach out to the federal government as a true partner we must continue to insist that the united states honors its trust responsibility to native peoples. honoring its trust responsibilities means recognizing indian country's legal authority to control its own destiny. it means res

many ranchers and farmers, both indians and non-indians still depend on the bureau of indian affairs to deliver water for their needs. there were several projects in the late 1800s, and 1900s. in most cases the federal government did not even complete the projects. today there is a serious backlog of deferred maintenance to the tune of over $500 million. deferred maintenance means inefficient water delivery and damaged infrastructure. for wyoming alone these are perpetual problems. we talked about it yesterday in my office. the department has not developed a long-term strategy in managing these irrigation systems. so to address this backlog i intend to introduce legislation that would address maintenance of these irrigation systems. [ applause ] so i thank the national congress of american indians for supporting both the indian energy and the irrigation bills through their resolutions passed last october. so thank you for getting that done. these measures are small but important pieces to several tribal economies and i don't plan to stop, stop at this point. i plan to continue the co

it is indian country when we must engage the federal indian policy and legislation. with that in mind the first hearing, i'm impressed by the commitment expressed today, the commitment to finding innovative solutions even if it is as modest as simplifying regulations so i look forward to hearing additional views of this first hearing which will be held next week. too often i hear tribal rules are complicated. in some cases these birds so regulations have held back commercial development. it is counter_productive for washington to impose rules which inhibit tribal economies and growth. washington should be empowering tribes, not restraining them. i appreciate the words spoken today that there must be a way to simplify regular implications i'm dedicated to working with the indian country to achieve these goals. this legislation will cut the bureaucratic red tape and allowed try to develop energy sources. it is bipartisan legislation, it will facilitate renewable ng as well and in the words of the president these are the things that are going to provide for careers as w

she steps out and when she takes off the indians cedar and vl but not a shot is fired. she relays to her brother the fact that there is a crisis at hand that they need gunpowder in the worst way so they take an apron, fill it with as much as they can get and they tied around her waist and she is sent back. when she runs back through fort henry, although british and indians are blind to what was going on. no one knew. everybody that had a rifle opened up. the bullets went around her like hail and cut her clothing but miraculously she made it back to the fort. it's like a 60 yards -- with gunpowder do you think about it she's carrying a me 25 pounds of gunpowder running uphill and perhaps across a couple hundred rifles and muskets. her dramatic act saved the fort. .. >> we are visiting minicity is. go to c-span.org/local content. >> coming up

the national museum of the native -- american indian took on authority. and often in the face of strong even strident criticism from those who felt it should be left where it always had been. safe within the walls of the museum. at the nmai a child of the multicultural movement of the 1980's and 1990's that witnessed the formation of ethnic specific museums, this path of change was focused primarily on the systematic inclusion of the first-person native voice in the interpretation and representation of native peoples. in that statement segues perfectly into the final point i wish to raise my presentation. mainly, the longer range applications of all i have discussed today for the 21st century. when i am about to say is really by way of preview, however, thankfully for you, it is another speech for another day even though it is a subject about which i have immense passion, and thus want to at least mention while i have all of you trapped in front of me. in my journey through the time and space of museums over almost a generation, it comes to this -- i know

education program so we are packed members for the indian education program the indian education title vii supports the unique and can rememberly academic needs for the students in the san francisco unified school district and i'm going to introduce ourselves i'm michelle and have one daughter who attend google academy of science and technical. >> hi good evening my name is sorry hi, good evening. i'm margaret i'm a third generation title vii family member in the san francisco unified school district i i am an enrolled member i have two daughters my oldest is in private school 12 years old in 6th grade and my youngest is in kindergarten good evening, everybody i'm melanie gordon i'm a third generation family involved with the title vii indian education program my children represent marina middle school and a fourth gardener at sanchez school. >> so the foundation of our program is knowledge cultural and pride some of the part of our program that we offer for our community is weekly academic support with after school tutoring this is critical for the academic success we also offer month

and he saw this with, here are indian scouts who loved him. one said he had the heart of an indian. and, indeed, he wrote if he were one of them, if he were a member of a tribe he would not be someone on the reservation are. he would be one of the dissenters riding free across the plains like the crazy horses and the sitting bulls. those were the people he admired because they were hanging onto what made them who they were. so that doesn't sound like, you know, he was just this indian killer to me. this sounds like he tried to reach an understanding of who they were, and he found things to admire. and i think the things he most admired about them were things he saw in himself that he liked. that's my take on custer and the indians. everyone said, oh, yeah, but he fought them and he killed them. yeah, why did he do that? he was a soldier. he was a soldier, and the hostile bands were enemies. and when he -- he went after thenmy, that's what he did. he burned indian villages? yeah sometimes. do you know what else he burned? the shenandoah valley. and if you want to do like a body count

the detriment of indian people and have not worked at all for indian children. in particular, we will draw upon indian country's experience to strengthen accountability measures. for example, 2010 i co-sponsored and congress passed the tribal law and order act. this act established the indian law and order commission to examine various aspects of criminal justice in indian country, most notably, juvenile justice. the commission's report highlighted alarming juvenile justice issues, alarming. according to this report, indian juveniles are held in detention at higher rates and for longer periods of time than any other juvenile population in the united states. too often these young people are not provided the educational or rehabilitative services needed to help them turn their lives around. tribal leaders have expressed concerns that a significant portion of their younger generation is being lost to the juvenile justice system. many of these juveniles may end up in the adult justice system at some point in their lives. this matter has for me been too long overlook

indians dominate silicon valley's immigrant startup scenes. part of that success comes from the strong network that is built up. >> indians have been giving back to the community. to visit the houses of these people, they are like the taj mahal. beautiful, magnificent mansions but they are open and inclusive of people. they are unlikely what happens in india where the rich cut themselves off. >> organization that helps foster the culture of startups in india says the road was not easy. >> most of the investors in those days would look at someone who came from india and say who are these funny-looking people with funny accents and why would they have the skill to become an entrepreneur? now if you do not have the funny accent they will not hire you. >> many believe this could be a game-changer as these companies could bring innovation for the masses and not just for the privileged. >> a group of people who are making the best of their own heritage and of their newfound country as well. it is believed to be the oldest gardening book in the world

the director of the national museum of the american indian. a citizen of the eastern band of cherokee indians and the chair of the repatriation of native americans board of trustees. a senior scientist at the national museum of natural history. and a citizen of the -- nation a nd chair of the smithsonian's repatriation review committee. i am not going to going to detail about their careers. there bio -- their bios are in your packets. so we can take our time to talk about these issues and survey the road we have taken over the past 25 years with regard to repatriation. the challenges and opportunities that remain as well and what might be in store for the future. we will follow the same format as the last panel with presentations and then i will ask a few questions of each panelist. and then if there is time at the end we will take questions on the audience. and you have index cards in your packets if you would like to write your question out. and then there will be microphones in the back. so i arrived at the smithsonian as a young lawyer in

2014 marks the 25th anniversary of the american indian act. that law established the national museum of the american indian on the national mall is of the smithsonian institution and encouraged the smithsonian to return any native american human remains and funeral he objects to recognized tribes. next, a panel discussion on how the smithsonian has complied with the law. this is just under 90 minutes. >> please take your seats. good morning. i am the associate general counsel in the office of general counsel for the smithsonian. i just celebrated my 29 th anniversary with the smithsonian, so i like to say sometimes that i was there at the creation of nmai. the last panel was a walk down memory lane because i intended -- attended that 1987 hearing where secretary adams was asked by senator inouye was asked about the remains and was able to participate in many of the discussions that led to the creation of museum. but more about that in a minute. let me also say that the issues of repatriation of which i've dealt with many of them over my almost

anti-indian writers counters with attacks on americans. religious leaders acknowledged the attacks and called them brutal acts by immigrants. while contextualizing indians reflected many american's sense that they unlike native americans were civilized enough to refrain from killing innocent bystanders. in this way determining moral forms of warfare figured an american's classification of american savagery. so did domestic ideals and gender norms. in this time they circled poko haunt as to the squaw. they envisioned indian women as domestic slaves to her husbands. stories of overworked indian wives confirmed that native women longed for freedom from their savage husbands. in the 19th century writers in the religious press focused on indian woman as they articulated innocent noncombatants and at the same time they argued for the innocent rights. they were friendry because they did not associate them with marriages. sand creek focused on difficult questions about civilian casualties but relied on the troeps of imperial domesticity that showe

him simply to keep the indians of babies is typically indian raids only lasted a day or so, but what kind of put that out the one window is the fact that these indians have british rangers with them much more determined enemy. so now the sieges lasted about a day and a half a lot of gunpowder. but there is more in his block house approximately 60 yards away. look for a volunteer. 16-year-old girl 16 -year-old girl steps up and said i'll do it. she steps out makes -- and when she takes off the indians see her and curiously enough they don't shoot at her. she is over there and relates the fact that their is a crisis at hand. a tie it around her waist and she is sent back. she runs back to fort henry. all the british indians everybody who had a rifle opened up. the bullets cut around her like hail and came so close they cut her clothing but miraculously she made it back to the fort. it doesn't sound like much. but when you think about this she's carrying maybe 25 pounds of gum power running uphill and perhaps across the sites of a couple hundred rifles. this is what legends are made of.

president obama, and indian prime minister narendra modi. addressing the press after the first day of a three-day summit in new delhi as they spoke about what was accomplished there especially with that deal struck over civil nuclear trade among other things too. really speaking about the excitement they had about their renewed friendship. the president calling it a new declaration of friendship. prime minister modi saying this new excitement and confidence in the relationship is what this meeting has been based on and and and and something the warmth that we saw from the moment that the president touched down there in india, the prime minister of india breaking protocol and welcoming him with a nice embrace where it is normally normal protocol for him to wait until visitors have stayed or the president greets him at the presidential palace and also having that nice warm embrace there so something we are seeing the new relations between president obama and prime minister modi. again the president is going to stay for another couple of days t

language and then again train the e pc the center of to train them to make sure they're aware that the indian education program is there and has the 506 form that goes along with it our greatest need is to increase tutoring roadway two days a week our art students that's a priority that they get their they learn and have a tutor if they need help to get a tutor everyday if we had this available personally my kids with take advantage of it and then additional port for the indian education program that office can't be on everyday so we would like to have it available for the parents who need maybe they're working they need to come in in the morning or afternoon it will be beneficial to have the staff there to reach out to also the teacher on a special assignment i've actually heard if parents the november is their bombarded with questions about the american history month it is in the best interests to have sfusd look at this and cultural sensitivity there's a need to provide professional development for teachers specifically around the sensitivity of the native americans in science courses for

there is enough for a day or so simply to keep the indians that day because typically indian raids only lasted a day or so. but what kind of puts that out the window is the fact these indians have british rangers and they will be a much more determined enemy. so now the siege has lasted about a day and a half in their out of the powder. but there's more in same spot house, approximately 60 yards away. a 16-year-old girl and betty's name steps up and says i'll do it. should i file all be less interested in a man. she steps out, and when she takes off the indians see her in curiously they don't shoot her. they also walk on the squad. not a shot fired. she relates to her brother ebenezer, the fact there is a crisis at hand in these folks need gunpowder in the worst way so they take an apron, fill it with as much gunpowder she can carry quickly, tied around her waist and she runs back to fort henry. how the indians to find what was going on, no one knows that she was in -- everybody insisted by her own description they came so close they cut her clothing but miraculously made it back to the

well indian country we're used to being outnumbered, right? [laughing]. so if the panelists were to retitle this panel i think it would be the untold stories of repatriation and i hope that that's where we will get to when we get to the questions, as well as the presentations of this panel. but i'd like to just for clarity's sake to start off with my experience with the confederated tribes of humantilla, which is my home tribe to, indicate we have a division of labor in our tribe and how we handle our work. the cultural resource protection program is the tribal historic preservation office and officer in that department of natural resources, and they deal with all things having to do with repatriation, not only of human remains but associated objects and all other relationships under that as well as the nmai act. they deal with ground disturbance and monitoring. the museum cultural institute has a specific job of preservation and curation. and our tribe elders thought it best that those who were dealing with the public on a day-to-day basis, gathering sto

indian country is leading. indian country is innovating. indian country is growing.can family of governments. and we are doing this despite antiquated ways of thinking about native peoples and tribal governments and outdated policies that belong to another century. today we are not where we want to be in our relationship with the federal government. but we are glad we are not where we used to be. [ applause ] today i bring a simple message. from the tribes of the 21st century we must tear down barriers to growth simplify

the problems the indian had was their nature of fighting. the indians were not -- siege craft wasn't what they did. they were outstanding hit hit-and-run raiders and in the wood and open fire they were the masters. people didn't realize the indians were the finest light in infantry of their day. the militia were part-time citizen soldiers and quite poor at it. what the indians found out watching them but the militia wouldn't stand unless backed by red foot. the battle see saws back and forth and the emotional zennith of the battle comes between 12-2 o'clock that day. the people who got to shepherd fort let these people know the folks in fort henry were in dire strait straits. they sent express riders out for help. one of the riders went to a small family fort located five miles from here called fort van meter and sam mcculic was the leader. when sam gets the word there is not a lot we can do in terms of rounding up a lot of people. communication couldn't travel faster than a man on horse back and the militia companies were disbursed so he wo

the global indian international school tokyo was founded in 2006. in the beginning, it was solely for indian children whose parents work in the i.t. industry in japan. the size of the school was less than 50 students. but it's attracted more and more japanese children. they are now a surprisingly 40% of the total 350. this is the principal. she gave us her vision of her school. >> we are creating global the people of doing everything. it's possible. everything's possible. only thing -- is needed. >> so, why are the japanese parents opting out of local education? show gin's mother says her son was always good at math and felt that it was the best possible school. his father used to work in the i.t. industry. he recalls his bitter past in having to give up his chance of working abroad because of his poor english skills. >> translator: i believe that japanese who want to go abroad have to speak english as the international language. the future of the japanese economy is uncertain nowadays so we need to take our chances outside. >> he says that the indi

chinese submarines are appearing in the indian ocean. they want the americans brought in as a counterweight. i agree we ought to move close to india sort of economically good relationships but the -- but the idea of any kind of military alliance is out of the question unwise, foolish. >> one of your next columns is the economic trends, if they continue to grow at their present rate, india with -- will outrank china? >> it's going to be a long, long time. china is still growing by about 7.5%. and some say they're equal. >> in just a moment, india's growth has accelerated to 6.4 and if it continues it may be faster than china. >> i think they're exaggerating. they have major wealth inequalities between the urban and rural areas and -- >> which car will these two presidents ride in? >> the president never travels in any car other than the one that comes from the white house. >> secret service. >> if modi doesn't travel in that one he's going to travel in another car the it's going to be the president's car. >> do you know anything about the

and indian security officials.o e will be brat security plans underway and it is because the last thing the sxwinl government wants is for anything to go wrong during the president's three-day visit to india. >> barack's obama's visit is likely to give fresh energy to the country's strategic partnership with india. since the year 2000, india's investment in the u.s. has grown from about $300 million to 9 billion while u.s. investment in india has risen to $28,000,000,000, more than $2 million and both are countering the rise of china in the asia-pacific reason. live from washington, d.c. is sudan duma an author and journalist who writes about asian affairs. thank you for being with us. tell me: how significant is this trip in terms of repairing a relation that hasn't always been that comfortable between the two countries. >> it's an extremely significant trip. i would say that it marks the symbolic end of the kind of anti-americanism that you have had running through indian foreign policy. when you have on monday m

film this is an indian film. an indian film. no it's obviously a chinese film a singaporean film. no, it's indian. it's how we grew up. in india, even though they didn't have maid. a lot of middle class would have a made. >> a similar situation. >> from a different caste, maybe from the village of a lower caste, they were the one showering for them cooking for them and it was so moved. >> teri give me your passport. i keep it for you. >> okay. >> the film repeatedly portrays discripple in a tory behavior against filipino maids. one such scene is when the boy's family gets together for dinner. >> how old is he? >> almost 12 months. >> they can leave the baby and go away to work? >> why did your mother get a stranger to look after her son, huh? your mother. >> shut up. >> the family let's teri look after the boy while also discriminating against her. the boy gradually realizes what's going on. >> sorry. >> lucky plaza is a shopping center in downtown singapore. many shops sell goods for workers from the philippines

this is a treaty with some cherokee indians and some other tribes in 1836 -- actually, in very early 1836. signed february 20 three, which is right at the beginning of the siege of the alamo -- signed february 23, right at the beginning of the siege of the alamo. this was worked on by sam houston, who had always had a very close relationship with the cherokees. the significance of this was that texans wanted to try to be sure that the cherokees and other bands of native americans would be either neutral or on the side of the texan colonists. they did not want them to side with mexico if hostilities arose . so this was something that had been worked on for some months but with war with mexico impending, there was much urgency to get this signed. unfortunately, these -- the stipulations of the treaty were not honored, and the cherokee did not get their lands eventually. the major signatory on here for the indians was killed in 1839 at the battle of natchez in northeast texas, and the rest of the cherokee -- most of them had to cross the border into indian territory, which is now oklaho

indian reservations make up a quarter of the state.here is a heightened sensitivity about the red skins. jim broke bread with two women who were raised on reservations as they share their opinion on washington football team. >> indian fry bread. cecelia miller was raised on this fry bread. her daughter now manages this restaurant. >> this is biscuit dough? >> correct. >> how long. >> 20 25 seconds. >> fixing fry bread is an art form. i tried my hand at it. >> you're just turning it around in the side. >> splashing? >> no. >> okay. >> perfect. it's about ready to flip. and turn it. >> mine's a little dark. >> it's okay. >> on the other side they are stretching and heating up paper thin traditional tortillas. >> we are agricultural people. we used what we could. >> at fry bread house, another tradition, a kind of hospitality passed down through the generations. >> treat them like you would your own family. offer them something to eat. in indian country it's come in sit down. >> when it comes to the name washington red skins, the reaction

i reiterated, and reiterate to the indian people today we support a reformed u.n.ecurity council that india is a permanent member and at the same time, we see india playing a greater role in ensuring international security peace and meeting shared challenges. as a contributor to u.n. peace missions india can do more to protect the citizens in conflict zones and welcome india's membership in combating diseases and promoting global health. so, mr. prime minister, thank you for welcoming me. i very much look forward to tomorrow's ceremonies which i'm told are truly spectacular. i'm looking forward to a chance to speak directly to the indian people on the radio and in my speech on tuesday about what i believe we can achieve together. this new partnership will not happen overnight. it's going to take time to build and some patience, but it's clear from this visit that we have a new and perhaps unprecedented opportunity and deepening our ties with india is going to remain a top foreign policy priority for my administration. so let me just say thank you very much. >> i no

he said that his work reflects the change in the indian india-u.s. relationship. >> we're an american business that is for-profit, and we have decided that this is the place to be and we're investing to make the most that have. >> indian president narendra modi has focused his attention on attracting more foreign investors to india. but not everyone convinced that his pitch is right. >> it's important to bear in mind that all economic interventions and businesses that come here have to actually recognize the needs of the indian people in terms of their human rights. and too much of the foreign investment that is coming here is based on a lack of acceptance of human rights of indians. >> with concerns such as these packaging and selling the best that india has to offer is far from easy. but for americans investigating in india the promise of delivery is worth the wait. al jazeera, new delhi. >> coming up, the search for preys in the middle east. former british prime minister tony blair tells ali velshi what he thinks has to happen to end the cycle of

the american indian nations. in this region, that was primary the dakota.t snelling establishes and it's a foothold for expansion. nothing was the same after it was established here. relations between american indians in this region and the united states government began to change. about 1650 the first europe yaps arrive in what would be minnesota. they are arriving because of the fur trade. they are interested in exchanging furs with the indians who lived north of here. they are exchanging for furs and manufactured goods. the fur trade is what really establishes european presence in this region. it goes on for over 200 years. it is because of the fur trade that the army eventually, united states army establishes a fort here. they are interested in protecting the fur trade interests once it becomes a part of the united states possession after the war of 1812. so the fur trade is the engine -- the economic engine that drives the united states' interests in the region. the dakota had their economy to a large part based on the fur trade throughout the 17 and 1

our indian education cabinet the first group to do the training they do a good job thank you we've got information covered in a quick way (clapping.) i think it is absolutely incredibly important that here we have before us a student in our student system who is proud of her heritage and 4 point o student how about a round of applause for her that's great i love it (clapping.) i've been fortunate i was borden in tucson oars oars and had a good relationship with the nation's i was working and doing any graduation work in northern arizona in the navaho nation there's no stronger commitment to family and elapsing than our american indian so thank you for proudly trumpeting our heritage i'm sure you're aware of this board is committed to the ethic studies so we look forward to having a successful report there thank you (clapping.) i wanted to close by recognizing going georgia williams who is active in the indian education program who invite me to a family night and come to our opening so, please invite the board members to our next meeting. >> the next item is item f public comment on con

obama and the indian prime minister. the bbc has been following events in delhi. >> as the american president, the chief guest, is a huge get for the indian president. it is designed to develop a strategic relationship that is surprised just about everybody. to give you a sense of where i am, first of all, this is right in the center of delhi, the heart of the business district. if you look over my shoulder all of those buildings there, absolutely concentrated on business, on trade, on commerce. john kerry, the american secretary of state, was saying that he thought that trade between the two countries could increase from $100 billion a year to $500 billion, and quickly. but today, so far, has been dominated, an extraordinary day of culture and color. just a short wile ago, a troop of camels came past here extraordinary color. >> reporter: a rain-swept delhi marking a day of national importance for india. for days these men have practiced to be perfect. today, the final performance. watching them is perhaps the most high

. >> the flight ended in the southern indian ocean. >> the southern indian ocean. thousands of miles away, where no one could likely have survived. family members were shocked. distraught and angry. there would be no rescues, no debris. now, a last hope remained. find the black boxes before they stop emitting pings. >> you're not in an ivory tower. you haven't got the luxury of time. you got pingers that may expire. so you've got to say, this is our best guess now. >> their best guess is a remote area more than twice the size of california. >> good morning. these are all the aircraft flying today. >> the australians take over the search. and soon after the australian ship "ocean shield" lowers its towed pinger locator into the water, pings are detected. >> clearly this is a most promising lead. >> it was wow again. >> it was miraculous. they just put the towed pinger locator in the water. >> i was convinced this is it. they've got the answer. it's a matter of days. >> a robotic submarine scours the 329-square-mile area where the pings were heard. it's painstakingly

and a native american and a slave, african-american slave was free, was basically an indian. but that had not been the case between a free african-american and an enslaved african-american. so marshall was responsible, but the person who was really responsible was spurlock. they had a wonderful relation. spurlock stayed with him all his life and then with one of his children. >> john marshall could not have imagined the twitter verse, but we do have a question from the twitter v.. verse. and it follows: this morning the fourth amendment permits reasonable mistakes of law by police. it's from u.s. v. riddle in 1809. what reactions do you have for that and how if at all did the fourth amendment evolve under john marshall? >> well, i would disagree with justice roberts on that decision because it was no decision. they did not hear the cause. they turned it down. they said it was not a constitutional matter. i think john marshall -- everything i've read started about john marshall is it shows him to have been one of most -- fairest judge in american history. so i don't remember t

however, pakistan has blamed indians for the violence. of villagers have fled their homes amid the violence. indian district authorities have evacuated more than 6,000 people. >>> thai police have arrested a man convicted of a bombing attack 20 years ago. 18 people were killed in 1995, including the then chief minister of the northern state. he fled from a high-security indian prison in 2004. >>> with two days to go before sri lanka's presidential election the race is heating up. the minority has some strong views about the election and who they should vote for. >> reporter: the railways a vital artery. rebuilding it after the war with the tigers has been a key achievement for the president. but will this and other development win enough votes for the president who is seeking an unprecedented third term in office? >> translator: [ inaudible ] of people like him. he is someone who is good for the country. that's what we want. >> reporter: but there are many here who don't agree. >> translator: we can't go to our own land. it has been taken

i wrote the book "cowboys and east indians."eally hard to walk out of the door every single day and you never see a reflection of yourself. i think that was the hardest part for me living in wyoming. i was born in singapore to an indian born mother, and my father was from ireland. and they transferred from singapore to wyoming, which was quite a shock. i think because we have been one of the indian families that has lived here the longest, my mother is a translator at the hospital. we have met people have been arrested, or we just ran into them at the grocery store. i think i internalize that a lot. and i wanted to write about it. some of the more odd circumstances, whether it be a car accident or whether it be an exchange student or whether it be someone else. it is hard to talk about a race of people, especially because i live here. with my story and putting it into context, i think people can understand it is interesting to have people read it. people i've known my whole life in wyoming is sort of have said i did not know tha

finally, weavers from a northern indian city are hoping to impress the u.s. lady, michelle obama with their handiwork. they have been crafting a special sari for five months with silver and gold thread and a 15 foot longcot cotton department. they are hoping it will get them some business. keep it here. >> joint military exercises between united states and south korea are regular is occurrences. this one, codenamed max thunder - took place in november at the kunsan air force base 150 miles south of seoul... >> this type of exercise takes place every year but for the north korean government they consider this a provocation and a th

it's happening. >> reporter: there has been a shift on the indian administered side.d number of people voted in state elections last year with no party getting a majority there are efforts to form a coalition government if that happens, some think this could be a step towards more stability. >> there is an attempt today to start up the party, to keep the problem international, rather than make it a national problem. things are slowly getting more and more tense between the two countries, and one hopes that you know at certain levels the violence will stop. >> reporter: if history is a guide, the violence eventually subsides but what many people living in this region say they want is for the time to come when the fighting stops for good. natasha ghoneim, al jazeera. >> reporter: >>> the new congress is convening in the united states it's happening right now. vice president joe biden has sworn in senators for their 114th session. republicans now control both houses of congress and republicans in the senate are expected to push forward legislation on the keystone xl oil