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Federal trust relationship with American Indians

Indigenous issues ranging from spirituality and environment to education and land rights

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Jodi Rave Spotted Bear

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The Bay Mills Indian Community’s pending Supreme Court case has sucked a lot of the oxygen out of the room here in Michigan.Â&nbsp; And it has definitely overshadowed an impending showdown between the State of Michigan and seven six* tribes … <a href="http://turtletalk.wordpress.com/2013/09/24/a-closer-look-at-gaming-compact-negotiations-in-michigan-part-i-the-history-of-michigans-first-gaming-compacts/">Continue reading →</a>

A CLOSER LOOK AT GAMING COMPACT NEGOTIATIONS IN MICHIGAN PART I: The history of Michigan’s first gaming compacts