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Jeff Merkley: “The Tribe also had its--so its land was condemned in 1973 and turned into a national forest and then in 1986 the Tribe…”

On the recordJune 6, 2017
The Tribe also had its--so its land was condemned in 1973 and turned into a national forest and then in 1986 the Tribe was restored.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley discusses the historical land issues faced by the Klamath Tribe.

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