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Mary Peltola: “Hawaiians don't have the same kind of federal recognition…”

Featuring: Mary Peltola, Democratic | Former U.S. House Representative, Alaska At-Large

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Mary Peltola Interview | RES 2024

Published | Video Starts at 01:16

So I really commend you with that. Thank you. And we all do really feel responsibility and an allegiance with lower 48 tribes and Hawaiian people. Hawaiians don't have the same kind of federal recognition that Indian country is blessed with. And we very much think of them as we're looking at public policy. Yeah, absolutely. What are some of the legislation pieces that maybe you've worked on or something you're proud of or maybe even what's coming down the pipeline? (01:16–01:21)

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Asserts that Hawaiians lack the same federal recognition as Native American tribes.

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