• Aboriginal Hawaiians may be granted self-government, share of ancestral lands

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Aboriginal Hawaiians may be granted self-government, share of ancestral lands
30 May 2006 - The US Congress is about to vote on a bill that would grant indigenous Hawaiians a degree of self-government and possibly a share of the land ruled by their ancestors. The US Attorney General said the status is needed 'to help preserve the language, identity, and culture of Native Hawaiians'. (more)