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On the recordNovember 19, 2013
Not only does the Constitution expressly authorize Congress to regulate commerce with the Indian tribes, but long continued legislative and executive usage and an unbroken current of judicial decisions have attributed to the United States as a superior and civilized nation the power and the duty of exercising a fostering care and protection over all dependent Indian communities within its borders.
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John Collier
New York

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Collier emphasized Congress's responsibility to protect Indian communities under federal jurisdiction.

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