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Gaming will give tribes more money which will enable them to diversify and realize the long sought-after goal of individual tribal sovereignty. At least, that is the succession of events that proponents of Indian gaming would like us to believe. While the allure of more money in communities that generally have precious little industry, nearly no liquid assets, and extremely high unemployment is fairly easy to see, what is often missing from a thorough discussion of gaming is a clear understanding of basic issues like what sovereignty actually means, how best to achieve it, and who...
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Is Native American Culture Threatened?
- Chapter 1 Preface
- Using Indian Names for Sports Teams Harms Native Americans
- Studying Indian Remains Violates Native Americans’ BeliefsStudying Indian Remains Violates Native Americans’ Beliefs
- Native Americans’ Free Exercise of Religion Is Threatened by Prisons
- The Public Interferes with Native American Religious Activities on Public Lands
- New Age Practitioners Threaten Indian Spirituality
- The Supreme Court Threatens Native Americans’ Religious Use of Peyote
- Using Indian Names for Sports Teams Does Not Harm Native Americans
- Studying Indian Remains Provides Useful Information
- Prison Regulations Do Not Violate Native Americans’ Free Exercise of Religion
- The Public Does Not Threaten Native American Religious Activities on Public Lands
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Is Indian Gaming Beneficial to Native Americans?
- Indian Gaming: An Overview
- Indian Gaming Revenues Provide Many Needed Services
- Indian Gaming Promotes Native American Sovereignty
- Indian Gaming Helps the Economy
- Indian Gaming May Promote Compulsive Gambling Among Native Americans
- Indian Gaming Could Destroy Native American Culture
- Organized Crime May Infiltrate Indian Casinos
- Indian Gaming Will Hurt the Economy
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How Should Tribal Resources Be Used?
- Native American Resources: An Overview
- Native Americans Have the Right to Restrict the Development of Tribal Resources
- Native Americans Should Use Their Resources More Efficiently
- Indians Should Oppose the Storage of Nuclear Waste on Reservations
- Storing Nuclear Waste on Reservation Land Can Benefit Native Americans
- Nuclear Waste Storage Sites Are Not Dangerous
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Should Indian Sovereignty Be Restricted?
- Indian Sovereignty: An Overview
- Indians Should Not Seek Complete Sovereignty
- Indian Sovereign Immunity Should Be Restricted
- States Should Be Allowed to Tax Tribal Revenues
- Indian Sovereign Immunity Must Not Be Restricted
- States Should Not Be Allowed to Tax Indian Casino Revenues
- States Cannot Tax Indian Nations
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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