Montana tribal elder who 'adopted' Obama dies

BILLINGS — An elder from Montana's Crow Indian Tribe whose family ceremoniously adopted then-Sen. Barack Obama during the 2008 presidential race has died.

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In this Dec. 2, 2011 file photo, president Barack Obama, Crow tribal elder Hartford "Sonny" Black Eagle Jr., left, and his wife Mary Black Eagle appear at the White House Tribal Nations Conference. Sonny Black Eagle, who had "adopted" then-presidential candidate Obama in a traditional cermony during the 2008 campaign, has died. Tribal officials say Black Eagle, 78, died Monday at his home in Lod...