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Barack Obama: Indian nations have never asked much of the United States, only for what was promised by treaty obligations to their…

On the recordJanuary 14, 2009
Indian nations have never asked much of the United States, only for what was promised by treaty obligations to their forebears.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama emphasizes the treaty obligations owed to Indian nations.

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