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Raúl Grijalva: “The tribes are not at a competitive advantage here. Mashpee just wants what every single other tribe in the country has…”

On the recordApril 2, 2019
The tribes are not at a competitive advantage here. Mashpee just wants what every single other tribe in the country has, which is a permanent homeland.
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Raúl Grijalva
Democratic · Arizona

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Grijalva emphasizes the need for the Mashpee Tribe to have a permanent homeland like other tribes.

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