By KRWG News
New Mexico – ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRWG) A council representing the majority of New Mexico's Native American tribes on Thursday endorsed President Barack Obama's re-election bid, saying the president has kept his promises to Indian communities.
The endorsement by the All Indian Pueblo Council was presented to Obama campaign manager Jim Messina at a special ceremony on the Sandia Pueblo. It comes just a few weeks after the White House hosted its third summit with tribal leaders, telling them "you have a president that's got your back."
Campaign officials attributed the early vote of confidence to their aggressive grass-roots outreach, which is already in full swing in New Mexico.
After the meeting with tribal leaders, Messina met with a group of some 30 supporters who gathered at Albuquerque's campaign headquarters for a phone bank targeting Hispanic voters.
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