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American Indian in an ethnological sense, but because the person is a member of a Tribe recognized by the United States and with which the United States has a special trust relationship."
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Minoka was removed from her home at five. Allen gave her the name Rosa and took her to a Quaker girl's boarding school, Grahame
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