On the recordJune 9, 2014
Could this legislation put the Federal Government in a potential violation of its trust and treaty responsibility to tribes?
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congress.govCould this legislation put the Federal Government in a potential violation of its trust and treaty responsibility to tribes?
Grijalva questions the legislation's impact on tribal treaty obligations.
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