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I've tweaked what's left a bit, and had avoided the daring edits/cuts you've made, which were yes necessary. but I think something about the disputed leadership/cultural identity should remain, not sure how to cite it or describe it. "Indigenous sensitivity" means addressing both modern
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do this with much less controversy/invective. This isn't the only case where once-separate peoples were combined into one band council, of course, and it's not t he only one where there are "thorny disputes" over who's in control and who should be. Some brief statement of
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The disputed leadership/cultural identity issue is a toughie. Judging by what I found (or didn't find) using Google, there's a real possibility that it has never been covered by reliable sources. I think I'll wish you good luck and tiptoe quickly away ... Cheers,
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