11/14/2010
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"Presidents Johnson and Nixon respectively introduced policies supporting Tribal self-determination."
"The broad terms Indian and Tribes represented a diversity of people with unique cultures, languages and traditions indigenous to the United States."
"A Native Hawaiian government would improve efficiency through coordination of resources and services."
"From the Constitution, it is clear our Founding Fathers understood the sovereign authority of Tribal nations and their governments."