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the laws they had at one time sworn to uphold. Their skills were honed
in range wars and family feuds and polished along the cattle trails, in
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Although Indian gaming accounts for only 5 percent of all gambling
in the United States, it is a hotly debated contemporary topic and a new
source of tribal-state conflict. In his award-winning work, Indian Gaming:
Tribal Sovereignty and American Politics, Dale Mason examines the conflicts
over American Indian tribes' gambling operations, focusing on tribes in
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results of these conflicts and arguments has been the development of a
new stratum of inter-governmental relations to the benefit of tribal
autonomy that is fast approaching a status equaling states' sovereignty
within the U.S. federal system. Mason reveals the roles of the U.S.
Attorney's discretionary authority on Indian lands and of tribal attorneys
in Indian politics. He also demonstrates how, through their pro-gaming
activities, Indian tribes act as both political entities and interest groups,
while protecting their right to self-govern. You can order this book from
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