On the recordApril 14, 2019
Any laws and regulations that are in place still do not protect my people, the Navajo people, the Pueblo people, the greater Chaco area.
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Jonathan Nez
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congress.govAny laws and regulations that are in place still do not protect my people, the Navajo people, the Pueblo people, the greater Chaco area.
Nez emphasizes the inadequacy of current laws protecting Indigenous communities.
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