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THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary


For Immediate Release August 3, 1994

PRESIDENT CLINTON NAMES FOUR TO THE INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE CULTURE AND ARTS DEVELOPMENT BOARD OF TRUSTEES

     BARBARA BLUM of the District of Columbia.  Ms. 
     Blum is President and CEO of Adams National Bank 
     and Chair of the Economic Development Finance 
     Corporation.  She served as Deputy Administrator 
     of the Environmental Protection Agency during the 
     Carter Administration.
 
     LaDONNA HARRIS of New Mexico.  Ms. Harris has been 
     a strong and consistent voice for Native American 
     rights for over three decades.  She is President 
     of Americans for Indian Opportunity, an 
     organization which provides technical training and 
     assistance to tribes.  She was an active member of 
     Native Americans for Clinton/Gore and is a member 
     of the Central Committee of the Democratic Party 
     of New Mexico.
     
     LOREN KIEVE of the District of Columbia.  Mr. 
     Kieve, a member of the Cherokee Nation, is a 
     partner in the law firm of Debevoise & Plimpton.  
     He is also a charter member of the National Museum 
     of the American Indian of the Smithsonian 
     Institution and a former Rhodes Scholar.
  
     CATHERINE BAKER STETSON of New Mexico.  Ms. 
     Stetson is a partner in Gover, Stetson & Williams, 
     an Indian-owned law firm which provides general 
     legal services to tribes and tribal agencies.  She 
     serves on the Board of Regents of the Museum of 
     New Mexico.

     The Board of Trustees is responsible for the 

direction and control of the Institute of American Indian Arts, which is the only educational institution in the world devoted solely to the study and practice of the artistic and cultural traditions of all American Indian peoples. The mission of the Institute is to promote the preservation and development of American Indian and Alaska Native arts and culture through programs of education and outreach to students, tribal communities and the public.

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