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On the recordJuly 11, 2017
Because state agencies and policies continue to leave American Indians and Alaska Natives out of data collection efforts, data reporting, and analysis, Indian Country has become what the National Congress of American Indians calls the 'Asterisk Nation.'
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Heidi Heitkamp
Democratic · North Dakota

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Heitkamp criticizes the exclusion of Native populations from data efforts.

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