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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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