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On the recordJune 22, 2021
I think tribes and Indigenous folk are ahead of us, in terms of how they see sovereignty.
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Raúl Grijalva
Democratic · Arizona

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Grijalva emphasizes the advanced perspective of tribes on sovereignty and self-determination.

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