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Dan Boren: “It does not say Treaty of France or Germany. All treaties, including that Treaty of 1851, supreme law of the land, which…”

On the recordApril 18, 2012
It does not say Treaty of France or Germany. All treaties, including that Treaty of 1851, supreme law of the land, which guaranteed your sovereignty.
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Dan Boren
Oklahoma

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Boren emphasizes the supremacy of treaties regarding Indian sovereignty.

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