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Colleen Hanabusa: “The problem that I have with what you just said is the fact that Congress created the problem back in 1887, or whatever…”

On the recordMay 22, 2017
The problem that I have with what you just said is the fact that Congress created the problem back in 1887, or whatever that year was, in the Dawes Act.
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Colleen Hanabusa
Hawaii

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Hanabusa criticizes Congress for creating issues with Native American land management.

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