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Tom Udall: “Federally recognized Tribes are not simply stakeholders, they are sovereign governments.”

On the recordJune 6, 2017
Federally recognized Tribes are not simply stakeholders, they are sovereign governments.
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Tom Udall
Democratic · New Mexico

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing the sovereignty of federally recognized Tribes in consultations.

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