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by Bonney Kapp

Barack Obama visited Crow Agency in Montana today, home of the Crow Nation tribe, where he was warmly received by several thousand Native Americans from across the region. The Democratic frontrunner was even adopted by the tribe and given a Native American name - Awe Kooda bilaxpak Kuuxshsish, which translates to “One who helps people throughout the land.”

Along with the honor, Obama received honorary parents, Sonny and Mary Black Eagle, who escorted Obama to the stage. While he chose not to pronounce his given name, he did note his parents’ surname. “I like my new name Barack Black Eagle. I mean that’s a good name,” he said.

The candidate also identified with the Native Americans. “I know what it’s like to not always have been respected or to have been ignored and I know what it’s like to struggle and that’s how I think many of you understand what’s happened here on the reservation, that that a lot of times you have been forgotten just like African-Americans have been forgotten or other groups in this country have been forgotten and because I have that experience. I want you to know that I will never forget you,” he confided.

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