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Melynda Davis, Snoqualmie Tribal Deputy Secretary and Council member, from left, Alex "Kisa" Jimenez, of the Hopi Tribe, and Rhonda Neufang, Snoqualmie Tribe Council member embrace each other after an emotional press conference in Darrington, Wash., on Friday, March 28, 2014.
