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Dan Kildee: The Indians, John Marshall tells us, have retained sovereignty. It is not something we gave them.

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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