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Joe Garcia: “If the BIE doesn't even respond to the Navajo, how in the world do I expect them to... talk to the tribal leaders in the…”

On the recordSeptember 9, 2020
If the BIE doesn't even respond to the Navajo, how in the world do I expect them to... talk to the tribal leaders in the small communities?
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Joe Garcia
Florida

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Garcia questions BIE's ability to engage with smaller tribes based on their treatment of the Navajo Nation.

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