Betting on Their Future: Reservation Casinos Offer Hope for Tribal Members and Challenges for Their Leaders.

Coates, Karen

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ERIC Number: EJ483830

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Publication Date: 1993

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Betting on Their Future: Reservation Casinos Offer Hope for Tribal Members and Challenges for Their Leaders.

Coates, Karen

Tribal College, v5 n2 p28-30 Fall 1993

Discusses the effects of the recent proliferation of casinos on Native American reservations. Suggests that supporters feel that the economic prosperity and availability of jobs associated with the casinos are crucial for providing for the needs of the reservation's residents, whereas opponents fear an increase in serious gambling addictions. (MAB)

Descriptors: American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Community Change, Community Leaders, Community Problems, Economic Development, Economic Factors, Social Change, Social Problems, Socioeconomic Influences, Tribal Sovereignty

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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