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On the recordMarch 28, 2012
I think my people would like to make sure that the Treaty of Guadalupe de Hidalgo be honored, and that our traditional uses of herb gathering, wood cutting, hunting, the grazing, that all that be protected for us with this bill.
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Ben Ray Luján
Democratic · New Mexico

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Lujan emphasizes the importance of protecting traditional land uses for his community.

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