Obama's new budget reduces Indian programs at Smithsonian
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
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Indian programs at the
National Museum of the American Indian and the
National Museum of Natural History will be reduced under the
budget proposal released by
President Barack Obama on Monday.
A cultural interpreters program at the NMAI will be turned into a volunteer program. The repatriation program at NMNH will have less funds for travel and consultants.
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Press Release:Smithsonian Fiscal Year 2012 Federal Budget Request Totals $861.5 Million (Smithsonian 2/14)
Smithsonian Gets Cash In President's New Plan
(AP 2/14)
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