And based off the Interior's decision to re-open in-person learning as soon as possible and oversight of basic COVID issues impacting Native students, do you think there is a general disconnect between the Interior and what is actually happening in tribal communities?
Haaland questions the disconnect between the Interior's decisions and tribal community realities.
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