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Daniel Inouye: “No single enactment has had a more profound effect on more tribal communities than has the Indian Self-Determination…”

On the recordApril 23, 2013
No single enactment has had a more profound effect on more tribal communities than has the Indian Self-Determination Act.
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Daniel Inouye
Democratic · Hawaii

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Inouye emphasizes the significant impact of the Indian Self-Determination Act on tribal communities.

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