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On the recordApril 18, 2012
The Indians, John Marshall tells us, have retained sovereignty. It is not something we gave them.
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Dan Kildee
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Kildee asserts that Indian tribes have inherent sovereignty recognized by the U.S. Constitution.

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