Peterson, Iver,
Would-Be Tribes Entice Investors. Iver Peterson. - New York Times, 2004. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Article 29, Human Relations, 1522-3248; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Originally Published: Would-Be Tribes Entice Investors, March 29, 2004; pp. 1+.
"It has become a ritual in every part of the nation: a group of people of American Indian heritage, eyeing potential gambling profits, band together and seek federal recognition as a tribe. But in their quest, these groups have created another tribe in search of wealth: the troop of genealogists, historians, treaty experts, lobbyists and lawyers they hire to guide them through the process. And the crucial players in this brigade are the casino investors who can pay for it all." (NEW YORK TIMES) This article reveals how some feel the quest for federal tribal recognition, and the potentially lucrative casino profits that could accompany it, has gotten out of control.
1522-3248;
United States Bureau of Indian Affairs
Capitalists and financiers
Casinos
Federally recognized Indian tribes
Gambling
Genealogy
Indians of North America
AC1.S5
050
Would-Be Tribes Entice Investors. Iver Peterson. - New York Times, 2004. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Article 29, Human Relations, 1522-3248; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Originally Published: Would-Be Tribes Entice Investors, March 29, 2004; pp. 1+.
"It has become a ritual in every part of the nation: a group of people of American Indian heritage, eyeing potential gambling profits, band together and seek federal recognition as a tribe. But in their quest, these groups have created another tribe in search of wealth: the troop of genealogists, historians, treaty experts, lobbyists and lawyers they hire to guide them through the process. And the crucial players in this brigade are the casino investors who can pay for it all." (NEW YORK TIMES) This article reveals how some feel the quest for federal tribal recognition, and the potentially lucrative casino profits that could accompany it, has gotten out of control.
1522-3248;
United States Bureau of Indian Affairs
Capitalists and financiers
Casinos
Federally recognized Indian tribes
Gambling
Genealogy
Indians of North America
AC1.S5
050