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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2003

A bill to restore full criminal and civil jurisdiction to tribal governments could take years to pass, Jodi Rave Lee of The Lincoln Journal Star reports.

Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) says the bill will overturn a series of negative Supreme Court decisions that limit tribal jurisdiction over non-Indians. He tied the issue to homeland security at the National Congress of American Indians in Washington, D.C., this week.

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Tribal-governance bill to be introduced in Senate (The Lincoln Journal Star 2/27)

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