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Rebuilding tribal nations
Crime on the sprawling, 5,000-acre reservation of the Santee Sioux Tribe of Flandreau, S.D., in the 1990s was intolerable. Drunken driving, methamphetamine drug use and domestic violence were all too common. Both the city and the tribe were not at all satisfied with law enforcement services contracted to the Moody County Sheriff's Department. And the lack of resources, overlapping tribal, city, state and federal jurisdictions, cultural insensitivity and other issues made enforcement difficult.... more »

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• CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE COULD RAISE NUMBER OF SLOTS TO 122,000
Rincon, Colusa tribes are seeking more gaming machines from state, legislator sponsors bill to cap machine totals at 122,000... Full story

• NUTTER BLASTS FOXWOODS CASINO PLANS
Philadelphia mayor does not want Connecticut tribe to build a slot casino along a section of the city's riverfront... Full story

• GREEKTOWN MUST SELL STAKE, OR SELL CASINO
Property needs a partner to help finance development of permanent casino, lodging facilities... Full story

• JUDGE RULES KANSAS CAN SUE WYANDOTTE NATION
State claims goal is not to shut down tribal casino in downtown Kansas City, but to clarify issues arising from how the casino is being funded... Full story

• ONEIDA DECISION 'SEVERAL WEEKS' AWAY
Tribe wants to place 17,000 acres of tribal land into trust, seeking to work out a compromise with New York state... Full story

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