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Colleen Hanabusa: “The BIA's recent approval--some would say 'rubber-stamping' --of certain trust land applications over the objections of…”

On the recordSeptember 18, 2013
The BIA's recent approval--some would say 'rubber-stamping' --of certain trust land applications over the objections of other tribes and surrounding communities is causing public support to erode for tribal gaming.
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Colleen Hanabusa
Hawaii

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Hanabusa criticizes the BIA's approval process for trust land applications.

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