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On the recordSeptember 19, 2012
All of us here in this room and the Committee staff, all will have to continue to educate our colleagues here in the Congress to know as much as they can about our indigenous people.
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Daniel Akaka
Democratic · Hawaii

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Akaka calls for ongoing education about indigenous peoples in Congress.

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