12/10/2013
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"To me, that's an abuse of it."
"S. 2796 would repeal certain obsolete rules and laws ranging from 1862, as you pointed out, all the way to 1913 that relate to Indians."
"We can't change our history, but we can start to change the paternalistic mentality of the federal government towards Native people."
"I write on behalf of the State of Montana to express my strong support for S."