Re: Reservation
Phoenix
5/30/2012 8:27:26 PM
That's for sure. The law is neither here no there. The US governments hold on the right to decide where to stand in each situation means there is actually no 'sovereign state' after all. It's just a perceived notion and can mean anything depending on the situation. No wonder they are concerned.
Re: Reservation
AskAsa
5/30/2012 12:13:00 PM
Many reservations are loaded with poverty and dispair.
The Navajo we stayed with a few years ago thought themselves lucky to work as guides, dance around a fire to show native customs, or braid hair in a native fashion. They didn't make a fortune doing it, but wanted to stay on their own lands.
Re: Reservation
AskAsa
5/30/2012 12:10:38 PM
The payday schemes and casinos are often operated by non-native americans using the nation status as a front.
I know one white businessman who spent 12 years and several millions dollars to help a tribe set up its own casino. He wasnt in it for the betterment of the native american nation.
I agree, generally speaking, generalizations are a bad thing.
However, that being said, I have never encountered an ethical payday lender -- Native American run or otherwise -- and would strongly caution everyone to avoid using them,
Your local loan shark (or BAC, same difference) will have better rates and terms.
Re: Reservation
Broadway
5/29/2012 11:48:32 PM
Let's not generalize here. Some of the biggest and most successful Indian gaming operations are able to handle their own with the casino operators, and not all gaming operators are unethical, as is implied.
Re: Reservation
Tenacious
5/29/2012 9:53:52 PM
The uncertainty about the ways the laws can be intrepreted must be a source of constant concern and, likely, anger.
Re: Reservation
cat tail
5/29/2012 9:19:08 PM
Everything I've read seems to suggest that sovereignty is an every changing concept.
Are there any documents which specify the limitations of Native American sovereignity?
@Noreen, Very interesting. It really seems like the law is pretty much a tight rope here. A tribe could fall on either side of the law depending on how the US Gov feels at that time. That can not be the most comfortable of situations for many tribes.
Re: Reservation
driven
5/29/2012 2:03:46 PM
Yes, I've never like the partnerships between the tribes and major casino operators, who you know darn well are in the deal only to make money -- and could not care less about the needs of the tribe.
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