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On the recordFebruary 11, 2014
We don't have to have an Indian reservation system in Alaska to have self-governance.
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

Editor's note · Context

Murkowski argues for self-governance without the need for an Indian reservation system in Alaska.

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