02/24/2016
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"transparency is very important to this process."
"This hearing is to dovetail with our last hearing, which was about the fulfilling of the promise of the Indian Reorganization Act in restoring 90 million acres of land."
"The implementation of the Land Buy-Back Program is critical for restoring tribal sovereignty."
"The law should not be changed to give non-Indian communities or interested third parties veto power over where (or even whether) newly recognized or restored tribes may acquire land in trust for gamin..."