Would-Be Tribes Entice Investors. Iver Peterson.
by Peterson, Iver; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2005Article 29Human Relations. Publisher: New York Times, 2004ISSN: 1522-3248;.Subject(s): Capitalists and financiers | Casinos | Federally recognized Indian tribes | Gambling | Genealogy | Indians of North America | United States Bureau of Indian AffairsDDC classification: 050 Summary: "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.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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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.
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