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4/17/06

SLU STUDENT IS NATIVE AMERICAN CONGRESSIONAL INTERN

CANTON - Karla E. General, a St. Lawrence University junior from Hogansburg, New York, is one of 12 students from nine tribes and 11 universities to be selected as 2006 Native American Congressional Interns.

The students were selected by an independent review committee of nationally recognized Native American educators and tribal policy leaders on the basis of demonstrated commitment to careers in tribal policy and academic achievement.

The 12 Morris K. Udall Foundation Native American Congressional Interns will complete an intensive, 10-week internship in Washington, D.C., this summer, where they will work full-time in congressional offices or federal agencies and observe the federal legislative process first-hand. Special enrichment activities will provide opportunities to meet with key decision-makers. Since its inception in 1996, 126 Native American/Alaska Native students from 87 tribes have participated in the program.

General is a graduate of the Cornwall Collegiate and Vocational School and a sociology/government major at St. Lawrence. She is also a member of the women's golf team and the Native American Student Organization. General is from the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe.

The Morris K. Udall Foundation was authorized by congress in 1992 to honor Udall's legacy of public service. The foundation is supported by a trust fund in the U.S. Treasury and contributions from the private sector. Congressman Udall served in the House of Representatives for three decades; he championed the rights of Native Americans and Alaska Natives, using his leadership to strengthen tribal self-governance and national environmental policy.

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