04/21/2009
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"I urge the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs to revisit the fundamental rights of indigenous nations."
"Senator Akaka embodies all that is good and possible for Native Hawaiians and part Hawaiians."
"We must ensure that our Native children have access to a quality education that respects their culture and language."
"I can assure you--and there are just three of us left in the Senate today, Senator Inouye, Senator Lautenberg and I--I can assure you we learned the value of the Navajo language then, in World War II,..."