Montana lawmaker: Concept of Indian reservations should be revisited
Republican Montana Sen. Keith Regier has proposed that Congress should study alternatives to reservations, in a proposal submitted this week
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Republican Montana Sen. Keith Regier has proposed that Congress should study alternatives to reservations, in a proposal submitted this week
HELENA, Mont. -- A white state lawmaker in Montana is questioning whether land set aside long ago for Native Americans should exist anymore.
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A white state lawmaker in Montana is questioning whether land set aside long ago for Native Americans should exist anymore. Republican Sen. Keith Regier is proposing to ask Congress to study alternatives to reservations. The measure, which was submitted this week and is riddled with racial stereotypes, is unlikely to pass and would have no practical effect. But it's causing tensions to surface at the Republican-controlled Montana Legislature that kicked off this week. Native American lawmakers say they're now spending time responding to the proposal rather than focusing on their legi...
A white state lawmaker in Montana is questioning whether land set aside long ago for Native Americans should exist anymore.