November 1, 1995
Indian Gaming: A destructive culture force or an empowering
economictool for Tribal sovereignty?
In the past few years, North American Indians have found themselves
in the public spotlight for the first time in a long time over an issue
not concerning mascots, poverty, or protests. Indian Gaming has quickly
emerged as the most mobilizing issue in Indian country since the radical
activism of the American Indian Movement in the 1970's.
As proponents of Indian Gaming continue to bill the construction of casinos
as a pre-cursor to the realization of the long sought after goal of full
Tribal sovereignty, opponents of Indian Gaming have continued to warn tribal
leaders about the cultural costs of these operations. The question they
pose is whether or not casinos and culture can, in fact, co-exist peacefully.
Read on and discover a different, living side to Native culture that goes
far beyond mascot debates and anthropology books.
Featured Opinions
Everyone Wiuns with Indian Gaming; Time Sanchez
A Modern "Small-pox" for Native Culture;
Clay Akiwenzie
Background
Gaming and Violence on Reservations; Dan Stettler
Other Opinions
A "Golden" Gopher?; Matt Kelso
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