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

On the recordMay 20, 2009
Tribes ceded close to 200 million acres of land during the treaty-making and removal periods prior to 1881.
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Byron Dorgan
Democratic · North Dakota

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Dorgan highlights the extensive land loss faced by tribes historically.

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