Byron Dorgan: “So, this issue was contracted out by Colgan to a contractor, and Colgan did not oversee the contractor properly, you're…”

Tribes ceded close to 200 million acres of land during the treaty-making and removal periods prior to 1881.

This is not about politics; everyone on this dais knows that.

I know that everyone sitting at this table has a passionate desire to fix these problems.

It is a travesty! Further, it is a problem that will continue to have negative impacts for generations to come.