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Q&A with American Indian Heritage Committee Member Derik Goatson

To commemorate Native American Heritage Month, Derik Goatson, an attorney-adviser in the Division of Corporation Finance and a member of the agency’s American Indian Heritage Committee, shares his background and insights into the month.

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