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Don Young: “This loss of land from the original Reservation has become over the years a festering wound to the people of Elim.”

On the recordAugust 5, 1999
This loss of land from the original Reservation has become over the years a festering wound to the people of Elim.
Said by
Don Young
Republican · Alaska
Source
congress.gov
Aug 5, 1999

Editor's note · Context

Addressing historical injustices related to land loss for the Elim Native Corporation.

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