Byron Dorgan: “I cannot conceive of benefits from further consolidation being something that is even in our language here.”

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

Senator Byron Dorgan's 68-page Report of 2010 addressing the critical conditions of all the Great Plain's Regional IHS was brought to the attention of McSwain.

Although histories, cultures, and languages may be diverse, one theme was always consistent--the challenges of accessing healthcare and life-saving services.

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