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By ANNE SUTTON
The Associated Press
Monday, October 13, 2008; 10:04 PM
JUNEAU, Alaska -- Gov. Sarah Palin's rural adviser resigned Monday amid
criticism of the governor's record on hiring Alaska Natives.
Rhonda McBride, who is not an Alaska Native, made the announcement in an
e-mail to several Native leaders, saying there needs to be more Native
voices in Palin's administration.
"I definitely think it would help to have an Alaska Native in this
position," McBride told The Associated Press.
Many Alaska Natives have said they felt neglected when Palin, now the
Republican vice presidential nominee, made appointments to her
administration, including the rural adviser post.
State Sen. Al Kookesh, a Democrat, said Palin left the position unfilled her
first year in office and ignored Native leaders' suggestions on the
selection process.
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"We were really disappointed when an Alaska Native wasn't appointed," said
Kookesh, a Tlingit Indian who held the job in a previous administration.
Natives bristled early in Palin's administration when she named a white
woman to a game board seat held by a Native for more than 25 years. An
Athabascan Indian eventually was named to the post after protests.
Relations worsened after Palin didn't remove a game board chairman who once
suggested that Alaska Natives missed a meeting because they were drinking
beer, seen as insensitive since the Alaska Native community has high rates
of alcohol abuse.
Alaska Natives make up about 20 percent of the population.
Palin's husband, Todd, is part Yup'ik Eskimo, and her 13-member cabinet
includes two Alaska Natives.
"In all honesty, I have never felt authentic in my role," McBride wrote in
her e-mail, a copy of which was obtained by the AP.
McBride, who covered rural issues as a reporter before becoming rural
adviser last year, said she would return to journalism to help bring
attention to Native issues.
She said her last day would be Oct. 23.
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their condition. But when they get angry, they bring about a change."
- Malcolm X, Malcolm X Speaks, 1965
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