2007-09-12 04:26:44 · 5 answers · asked by patricia j 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
Dirk Kempthorne was confirmed as the 49th Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior on May 26, 2006, in a voice vote by the U.S. Senate. Kempthorne took the oath of office on the same day.
Prior to his confirmation as Secretary, Kempthorne served nearly two terms as Governor of Idaho, elected first in 1998 and reelected in 2002.
I cannot find anything confirming or denying indian status
2007-09-12 04:36:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The current Secretary of the Interior is Dirk Kempthorne, who I do not believe is a Native American, although I cannot confirm this.
Recently the Smithsonian Institution named Kevin Gover, a Native American (Oklahoma Pawnee), as the director of the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. Gover was formerly the assistant secretary for Indian Affairs in the Department of the Interior.
2007-09-12 04:40:57 · answer #2 · answered by Ketone 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
His name is Dirk Kempthorne - he's a former Mayor of Boise, Idaho, and an Idaho governor. As to whether he's Native American, I don't know.
2007-09-12 04:37:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
but all tribes are separate nations with the borders of the usa.
2007-09-12 04:45:42 · answer #4 · answered by CCC 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can find it hear.
2007-09-12 05:00:41 · answer #5 · answered by Will 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋