Native American Rights | Indian Gaming Promotes Native American Sovereignty

Editor’s note: The following viewpoint is the first of a two-part series by the authors on sovereignty and Native American gaming. In the second part, the authors examine the ways gaming may inhibit the efforts of Native Americans to restore full sovereignty.

Sovereignty: “The supreme power of the state, exercised within its boundaries, free from external interference.” —The American Political Dictionary

Fully sovereign indigenous nations existed and thrived in North America long before Europeans came to the continent. But...

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