Seminoles Stress Survival of Culture. Elena Cabral.
by Cabral, Elena; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2004Article 33Human Relations. Publisher: Miami Herald, 2003ISSN: 1522-3248;.Subject(s): Culture diffusion | Gambling on Indian reservations | Indian youth | Indians of North America -- Education | Seminole IndiansDDC classification: 050 Summary: "More than two decades after the Seminoles instituted gaming [1979], the message of education has come to mean motivating youngsters who are guaranteed a $3,000-a-month gaming check. The tribe has shifted its focus from stressing education for the sake of financial stability to education for the sake of self-determination. That and cultural preservation." (MIAMI HERALD) This article examines how the Seminole Indian tribe is attempting to preserve its culture as well as educate its youth while avoiding the temptations that come with the revenues from gambling.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Seminoles Stress Survival of Culture, May 18, 2003; pp. n.p..
"More than two decades after the Seminoles instituted gaming [1979], the message of education has come to mean motivating youngsters who are guaranteed a $3,000-a-month gaming check. The tribe has shifted its focus from stressing education for the sake of financial stability to education for the sake of self-determination. That and cultural preservation." (MIAMI HERALD) This article examines how the Seminole Indian tribe is attempting to preserve its culture as well as educate its youth while avoiding the temptations that come with the revenues from gambling.
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