Did I understand that 1.4 percent of the--5.5 percent of the State's population is Native American--does that sound right, 1 out of 20, perhaps?--but 1.4 percent of the legislature is Native American? That is a huge disparity.
Butterfield highlights the disparity in Native American representation in North Dakota's legislature.
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