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Administrative Burden and the Reproduction of Settler Colonialism: A Case Study of the Indian Child Welfare Act

Hana E. Brown
RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences September 2023, 9 (5) 232-251; DOI: https://doi.org/10.7758/RSF.2023.9.5.10
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    • BURDENS, THIRD PARTIES, AND SETTLER COLONIALISM
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