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On the recordMarch 17, 2009
Tremendous injustice has been done against the Lumbee Indians. I think 110 years is long enough for any tribe to live in maligned, even streaks of racism, and the history that they have tried earnestly to seek recognition.
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Eni Faleomavaega
American Samoa

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Faleomavaega highlights the historical injustices faced by the Lumbee Indians.

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