This country was a lot better off when the Indians were running it.

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This country was a lot better off when the Indians were running it.

Vine Deloria, Jr.

1970

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US and Native American relations America

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1970

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Vine Deloria, Jr.

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Deloria, Vine, Jr. "This Country Was a Lot Better Off When the Indians Were Running It." The New York Times, 8 Mar. 1970.

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