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Daniel Akaka: “Congress intended to end Federal policies of termination and allotment and begin an era of empowering tribes.”

On the recordJune 22, 2011
Congress intended to end Federal policies of termination and allotment and begin an era of empowering tribes.
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Daniel Akaka
Democratic · Hawaii

Editor's note · Context

Stating the original intent of the Indian Reorganization Act.

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