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Fast Forturne, Big Spending
The Seminole Tribe of Florida has a "$1 billion-a-year gambling empire" and is one of the wealthiest tribes in America. The Sun-Sentinel looks at how tribal leaders "used millions of the tribes money for their personal benefit with virtually no outside scrutiny."
Tags: Native Americans; Seminole; tribe; Florida; gambling; casino; personal wealth; tribe leaders
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A Place Where Children Die
The investigation found that children on the Warm Springs Reservation in central Oregon die at a rate more than three times that for Oregon and nearly twice for Native Americans nationwide. Many of the deaths of 58 children since 1990 occurred because tribal leaders have not pursued basic steps proven to reduce mortality rates on reservations. Some causes for the deaths are due to a lack of seatbelt laws, scaling back of sobriety checkpoints, and failures in the child welfare system.
Tags: Warm Springs Reservation; Oregon reservation; Native American; child mortality; traffic accidents; child welfare system; alcohol; tribal leaders; child safety; sobriety checkpoints; seat-belt law; Warm Springs Early Childhood Education programs; Indian communities; Indian Health Service; tribal Children's Protective Services; Warm Springs Fire and Safety; Boys and Girls Club; Warm Springs Elementary; The Rainbow Market; Oregon Liquor Control Commission; substance abuse programs; tribal budget; Portland's Rose Garden sports arena
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American Indian Rule: Sovereignty Abused
An investigation by the Detroit News reveals "widespread civil rights abuses" on American Indian reservations in Michigan and across the country. "American Indians, our investigation revealed, often live in societies with no independent justice system, limited access to public records, restrictive election laws and scant protections against legislative misconduct. In addition, most Indians have little control over their tribe's finances and their tribal membership is subject to the whim of their leaders."
Tags: American Indians; reservations; Michigan; civil rights; abuses
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American Indian Rule: Sovereignty Abused
The Detroit News reports on abuses of power by the governing bodies of Native Americans reservations in Michigan and across the nation. The report details abuses of democracy, judicial process and financial benefit on the part of the leaders. Tribal leaders used their powers to expel political enemies, change election rules in their favor and stifle criticism of their mishandling millions of dollars in tribal money.
Tags: American Indians; Native Americans; reservations; tribal leadership; casinos; casino revenues; FOIA
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Reservation Crime is Out of Control
The Argus Leader reports on the increasing crime rates on several South Dakota Indian reservations, rates that "surpasses crime in some of America's major metropolitan cities." Officials believe most of the crime is due to alcohol abuse. "In 1998, Pine Ridge authorities made 9,000 arrests for public drunkenness-roughly one for every five residents and made another 780 arrests for drunken driving. . .Tribal, state and federal officials stress that two other key factors contribute to crime: Extraordinarily high unemployment rates . . . and huge numbers of people living in poverty." Reporter Lee Williams examines these issues along with how local police officers and the community are trying to stop it.
Tags: crime; Indians; reservations; Bureau of Indian Affairs; police; FBI; Bureau of Alcohol; Tobacco and Firearms; South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation; Federal Bureau of Prisons; gangs
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From Deregulation to Disgrace
The Seattle Times reports the results of its investigation into the federal Indian-housing program. The Times found that while more than 100,000 Native-American families live in miserable conditions, millions of tax dollars are being diverted to benefit tribal leaders and outsiders - often with the tacit approval of the federal government.
Tags: HUD; Native Americans
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The Courier (Houma, La.) reveals how the tribal leaders of local indians endangered the tribe's ability to recieve federal assistance grants and that money was improperly funneled to certain tribal leaders, July 25 - 29, 1993.
Tags: LA Griggs 23 pages