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Chuck Hoskin: “It would be difficult for me, Senator, to come to this Committee and press for treaty rights if I could not say to…”

On the recordJuly 26, 2022
It would be difficult for me, Senator, to come to this Committee and press for treaty rights if I could not say to myself, we are living up to all of our obligations.
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Chuck Hoskin
Oklahoma

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Chief Hoskin emphasizes the importance of fulfilling obligations for advocating treaty rights.

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