It is critically important that Congress consider not only supporting and honoring our treaty and trust responsibility, but the economic agenda that tribal nations see for providing the resources that we should be doing as an attribute of our inherent sovereignty.
Sharp emphasizes the need for Congress to honor treaties and support tribal economies.
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