Indian Tribal Conflict Resolution and Tort Claims and Risk Management Act of 1998: Hearing Before the Committee on Indian Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Fifth Congress, Second Session, on S. 2097 ... July 15, 1998, Washington DC.U.S. Government Printing Office, 1999 - 348 pages |
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Witnesses told of problems encountered by people living on or near reservations , including enrolled members of tribes who cannot sue their tribal governments . some are old war stories and some are personal grievances that should not ...
Witnesses told of problems encountered by people living on or near reservations , including enrolled members of tribes who cannot sue their tribal governments . some are old war stories and some are personal grievances that should not ...
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I have opposed this approach — it solves one set of problems by creating another . But I must say to all the tribal representatives here — we must address these issues . Not just to keep the more drastic legislative solutions ...
I have opposed this approach — it solves one set of problems by creating another . But I must say to all the tribal representatives here — we must address these issues . Not just to keep the more drastic legislative solutions ...
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What we have found , and certainly my experience as a private attorney over the years , was that these problems can be resolved at the local level and that in point of fact only very rarely is any Federal approval of that sort of thing ...
What we have found , and certainly my experience as a private attorney over the years , was that these problems can be resolved at the local level and that in point of fact only very rarely is any Federal approval of that sort of thing ...
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... is a likely vehicle for the resolution of many of these problems . ... the key provision in this bill is the requirement that we go out and look at the issue and try to understand with more specificity the degree of the problem .
... is a likely vehicle for the resolution of many of these problems . ... the key provision in this bill is the requirement that we go out and look at the issue and try to understand with more specificity the degree of the problem .
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I think it would be wise , however , for us to understand , again , the degree of the problem almost on a reservation by reservation basis before legislating on the matter , and we would be happy to work with the committee on defining ...
I think it would be wise , however , for us to understand , again , the degree of the problem almost on a reservation by reservation basis before legislating on the matter , and we would be happy to work with the committee on defining ...
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