On the recordJanuary 8, 2018
This is incorrect. The Navajo Nation and the other tribes of the five-tribe Bears Ears Inter-Tribal coalition were not consulted with prior to the introduction of H.R. 4532.
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Russell Begaye
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congress.govRussell Begaye: “This is incorrect. The Navajo Nation and the other tribes of the five-tribe Bears Ears Inter-Tribal coalition were not…”
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Russell Begaye clarifies that the Navajo Nation was not consulted on H.R. 4532.
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