Byron Dorgan: “But Madam Secretary, we already know they are not implemented properly. We already know that the Chinese are cheating.”

I just want to say that I am concerned about the court's decision in Carcieri and the impact it may have on those tribes that were recognized after 1934.

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

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

The agency promised changes, but the situation has only disintegrated since.