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Raúl Grijalva: the 1872 Mining Law, like the Homestead law of that same time, was also an instrument of dispossession for Native…

On the recordMay 11, 2022
the 1872 Mining Law, like the Homestead law of that same time, was also an instrument of dispossession for Native American Nations across this country.
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Raúl Grijalva
Democratic · Arizona

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Grijalva emphasizes the historical impact of the 1872 Mining Law on Native American lands.

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