Behind the ornate halls and procedural debates of Washington, D.C., power operates according to rules most people never see. pplpod pulls back the curtain on one of the most essential but underexamined institutions in American government: the United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. This committee handles matters that directly affect sovereign nations—American Indian, Native Hawaiian, and Alaskan Native peoples—with unique constitutional and historical relationships to the federal government. Rather than getting lost in procedural minutiae, we explore how this committee actually evolved, who shaped it, and why understanding its history matters for grasping how Washington really works when the cameras aren't rolling.

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