Gaming

Examination of the Navajo Nations government, encompassing politics, structure, and institutional context.

Comments on the success of the Native American gaming industry including generating revenue to fund tribal government operations and making charitable donations.

First Nations negotiate with the Province of Saskatchewan, the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority and the Western Canada Lottery Corporation for gaming agreement.

Presents a bibliography of material dealing with the issue of Aboriginal gaming.

Contends that there have been wins and losses in tribal gaming including financial and social.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Southern California, 1999.

Discusses cultural identity in terms of the Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Centre and Foxwoods Resort Casino.

Discusses the benefits of Indian gaming revenues in shaping various aspects of Indian education in American Indian communities.

Human Ecology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 1997.

Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations and the Province of Saskatchewan have an agreement to establish the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Commission (SIGA).

Originally published in the Bulletin of the Essex Institute prior to 1886.

Legal history of gambling, the passing of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act and why the United States has a problem with the management of Native American gaming.

Brief discussion of American legislation, tribal sovereignty, and financial, social, and ethical issues. Includes interview with Alan Walker, Commissioner with Washington State Gambling Commission.

Gives overview of gaming in New Mexico, California, Arizona, Connecticut and Oklahoma.

Native American Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Montana State University, 2009.

Paper introduces complexity theory as a new conceptual approach to research in Native American studies and to gaming in particular. The paper argues that although gaming can have positives, it can also spawn major and irreversible changes in a community, perhaps even weaken a tribe and its sovereignty.

Book review of: Indian Gaming: Tribal Sovereignty and American Politics by Dale Mason

Argues a strength based approach to liberate First Nations people is needed to overcome the consequences of colonial oppression.

Discusses the Canadian Auto Workers Union and the Northern Lights Casino in Prince Albert. Scroll down to page 32 to read article.

Paper presented at the 29th American Indian Workshop (2007) in Tromsø, Norway, compares Sami tourism to Native American tourism.

Focuses on Chief Deborah Chief. Accompanied by video directed by Catherine Martin. (Duration: 19:51).

Focuses on the process of achieving economic success through the efforts of community members. Accompanied by video directed by Catherine Martin. (Duration: 28:28).

Story about economic development originally based on bingo revenue and future directions for the community. Duration: 16:09.

Looks at Indigenous-state compact system resulting from the 1988 Indian Gaming and Regulatory Act (IGRA).

Looks at a gaming enterprise that has developed human resources tools and practices that could be adapted or applied in other hospitality organizations .

Political Science Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Oklahoma, 1997.

Dr. Ernie Walker, University of Saskatchewan, directs archaeological students at a new site named Thundercloud where a clay gaming disk was uncovered in 1993.

Introduces The Canadian Journal of Native Studies special focus volume on Aboriginal music based on a symposium Drum Songs and Painted Dreams.

Identifies potential investment opportunities for Aboriginal communities.

Includes cover, title page, table of contents, a brief biography of the cover artist Duane Linklater, and editors' comments.

Author examines the financial successes the Pequot nation has achieved through the Foxwood Casino and other ventures; considers the strategies used by the nation and how those strategies have allowed for success.

Looks at court cases about tribal gaming and policies that affect tribal governments trying to raise revenue for improvements to their reserves.

Distribution of monies from the first reserve-based commercial casino. Issue, whether "non-band Aboriginal communities" being excluded contravenes the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA) and the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN) join to become partners in casino development in Saskatchewan.

Discusses proposals by Manitoba First Nations to determine the viability of potentially translating concepts into opportunities for Aboriginal people.

Looks at tribal sovereignty, the United States constitution, treaties and more.

Delves into the creation of the White Earth Reservation, the allotment periods, and tribal bingo as a source of income, education, and the evolution of their religion for the Chippewa Nation.

Humanities Thesis (M.A.)--Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, 1997.

Discusses how gaming is a tool to aid in economic development and outlines concerns regarding the moral validity of the enterprise.

While gaming has been promoted, author contends that it is education that has the most positive influence in reducing poverty.

Includes literature review and analysis of the regimes in each of the provinces and territories.

Supports the proposal of the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority to build a casino in Saskatoon.

Looks at opportunities provided by gambling for education, health, employment and political power.

Report commissioned to provide an introduction to relevant issues and policies with the purpose of stimulating discussion at the National Native American Economic Summit held in Phoenix, Arizona on May 15-17, 2007.

Describes conflicts that center on the question of political control over geographical space among American Indians, non-Indians and the government.

Comments on a function held by the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations, Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority and Dakota Dunes Casino to raise funds for theSaskatoon Food Bank. Article located by scrolling to page 8.

Discusses the controversy surrounding the New York Oneidas casino, the controlling local government, and its dissidents.

American Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of New Mexico, 2014.