Is now serving a church assignment in the Philippines.
http://www.navajotimes.com/politics/2013/0813/080113ech.php#.UsydVLmA3iw

Ha! they probably confused him for someone from the East Indies.

He isn't the first Native American to be called as a General Authority.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_P._Lee

Well the Philippines…inhabited by Lamanites… makes sense to me.

Must be true. Monson almost said so when he dedicated the temple.

"We thank Thee for the promise found in the Book of Mormon that in the latter days Thou wouldst remember Thy children on the isles of the sea. We are in a nation of many islands, whose people love truth and whose hearts are responsive to the message of the eternal gospel."
http://www.ldschurchnews.com/articles/59496/Cebu-City-Philippines-Temple-We-are-in-a-nation-0-whose-people-love-truth.html

He is the first American Indian general authority since George P. Lee. Before that, he was the Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs (May 22, 2009 – April 27, 2012).

His department was in violation of Federal law for failing to release tribal economic and employment reports. He left to become a Mormon general authority and his assistant had to answer to congress.

Lots of South Dakota foster care system vioilations of the Indian Child Welfare Act.

Do a search on him. He's a typical Mormon politician.