A Split Tribe, Casino Plans and One Little Indian Boy.... William Yardley.
by Yardley, William; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2005Article 29Human Relations. Publisher: New York Times, 2004ISSN: 1522-3248;.Subject(s): Casinos | Conflict management | Federally recognized Indian tribes | Gambling on Indian reservations | Indians of North America | Scaticook Indians | Tribal government | United States Bureau of Indian AffairsDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Since gambling on Indian lands began to boom in the early 1990's, the tribal recognition process has become freighted with lobbyists, Congressional intervention, outside investors, court agreements and accusations of incompetence and inconsistency at the Bureau of Indian Affairs. But amid the politics and pressure, government researchers study family links and community interaction to determine whether a tribe, according to federal requirements, 'has existed as a community from historical times until the present.'" (NEW YORK TIMES) This article discusses the controversy surrounding federal recognition given to the Schaghticoke Tribal Nation in Connecticut and the dispute between tribal factions over control of the reservation and lucrative casino profits.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: A Split Tribe, Casino Plans and One Little Indian Boy..., Feb. 15, 2004; pp. 23.
"Since gambling on Indian lands began to boom in the early 1990's, the tribal recognition process has become freighted with lobbyists, Congressional intervention, outside investors, court agreements and accusations of incompetence and inconsistency at the Bureau of Indian Affairs. But amid the politics and pressure, government researchers study family links and community interaction to determine whether a tribe, according to federal requirements, 'has existed as a community from historical times until the present.'" (NEW YORK TIMES) This article discusses the controversy surrounding federal recognition given to the Schaghticoke Tribal Nation in Connecticut and the dispute between tribal factions over control of the reservation and lucrative casino profits.
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