03/07/2011
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"The implementation of the Land Buy-Back Program is critical for restoring tribal sovereignty."
"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."
"Statement of Senator Cantwell"
"The Supreme Court's 2009 decision in Carcieri v. Salazar has created two unequal classes of federally recognized tribes."