National Tax Journal, vol. 49, no. 3, September 1996, pp. 401-412
Description
Predicts that as casino gambling spreads, the returns will decline. Suggests more research is needed to weigh the social costs against the potential benefits.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 20, no. 1, Writing about (Writing about) American Indians, Winter, 1996, pp. 41-47
Description
Article examines, compares, and critiques different stereotypes of Indigenous peoples that were promoted by social scientists and the tourism and film industries in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Native American writers such as Leslie Marmon Silko, Gerald Vizenor, and Louise Erdrich, explore the role of traditional gambling practices in the modern world and the rise of high stakes reservation gambling.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 16, no. 2, 1996, pp. 211-228
Description
Argues that government attitudes, policies, and failure to adapt farming to accommodate Aboriginal patterns of behaviour impeded adaptation to an agrarian way of life.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 20, no. 1, 1996, pp. 147-194
Description
Looks at the several billion dollars in profits from gaming and how the gaming money has helped sovereignty for the Navajo and Pequot Nations. The article also compares results it compiled against the Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development.