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Native Americans Are Finding Their Voice in Government

HELENA, Mont. -- Jonathan Windy Boy was a longtime champion of the international Grass Dance competition, a native event in which the object is to simulate the natural movement of tall prairie grass in the wind.But, recalled Windy Boy with a laugh, "that was many years and about 40 pounds ago."

Now Windy Boy moves his considerable frame around the House chamber in the state capitol here, bargaining and cajoling as a leader of the 10-member American Indian caucus in Montana's state legislature.