Rob Solomon Interviews Elizabeth Furse

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Wed, 01/29/2020 - 9:00am to 9:30am

Elizabeth Furse is a former member of the United States Congress from Oregon’s First District. She served three terms from 1992 to 1998. Since 1998 she has worked with national tribal leaders to establish the Institute for Tribal Government in the Mark O. Hatfield School of Government at Portland State University. She was also a co-founder of the National Coalition to Support Indian Treaties (1970-78), the Director of the tribal restoration project for the Native American Program at Oregon Legal Services (1980-86), and the Founder and Director of the Oregon Peace Institute (1986-91). During her tenure in the U.S. Congress, Ms. Furse served on the Merchant Marine & Fisheries, Banking, and Armed Services Committees.

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