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Just Asking for a Little Respect

David Velarde Jr.cmaadmin (EDU)
Jan 10, 2007

Just Asking for a Little Respect

It’s great that Mr. [Andrew] Zimmer chose to attend Salish Kootenai College,  but as usual, tribal colleges are not accorded the respect of the non-Indian politicians in Helena, Mont., (see “Deal or No Deal,” Nov. 30).

— David Velarde Jr.
Dulce, N.M.
Archivist, Jicarilla Apache Nation



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