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Daniel Akaka: “Tribes have, and ought to continue to have the ability to define their own membership further”

On the recordAugust 5, 2009
Tribes have, and ought to continue to have the ability to define their own membership further
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Daniel Akaka
Democratic · Hawaii

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing tribal sovereignty in defining membership.

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