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Fawn Sharp: “The land transfer of Oak Flat violates the Federal trust responsibility.”

On the recordApril 12, 2021
The land transfer of Oak Flat violates the Federal trust responsibility.
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Fawn Sharp

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Fawn Sharp argues that the Oak Flat land transfer breaches federal obligations to tribes.

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