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Richard Nixon: What I am proposing, in short, is instant trust status for the land which the Havasupais have claimed and, one year…

On the recordMay 2, 1974
What I am proposing, in short, is instant trust status for the land which the Havasupais have claimed and, one year later, a determination by both the tribe and the Secretary of the Interior as to how the values which originally led to the inclusion of the area in national parks and forests can be maintained under Indian ownership.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Statement Supporting Legislation To Enlarge the Havasupai Indian Reservation.

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