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On the recordOctober 7, 2009
ANCSA may be history for many in Congress, but the Act continues to define daily life in my State 40 years after its passage.
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Mark Begich
Democratic · Alaska

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Begich highlights the ongoing significance of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.

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