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On the recordApril 2, 2019
I think it is a particularly sad statement that 400 years later they still have to defend against the attack on their lands.
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Rubén Gallego
Democratic · Arizona

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Gallego reflects on the ongoing struggle of the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe for their land.

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