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11 Cards in this Set
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Mobile Chernobyl Bill
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Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1977
-parking lot dumb in nevada Wanted to drive wast dumbs to reservation in Utah. Tribe allowed it for money reasons. They were not able to do it; not becaues of welfare of native americans, but because they wanted to preve |
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Tribal Soverighty
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This makes NA exempt from federal laws regarding environmental safety
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Most serious long term threat to NA
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Radioactive pollution
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hunting and fishing
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If they hunted or fished on that land in their history, they still can if they are part of established tribes
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Natural Resources and Mining: positive and negative effects
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Positive:
Reserves for Native people Royalties for Native people Employment for native people Negatives: Scarring of land hazardous spills and toxic waste/pollutions Mismanagement/fraud Depletion of water sources |
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Seminole Tribe of Florida vs butterworth
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Open door for bingo on all tribes.
Florida tried to close it down but it fell under regulatory |
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California vs. Cabazon band of Mission Native Americans
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Once a state legalizes a form of gambling, NA can perform this on trust land without any state interference.
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Lead to the Indian gaming regulatory Act (IGRA)
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1988
Authorized casino gambling. Gambling divided into three classes: Class I: covers charitable and social gaming for nominal prizes Class II: Bingo, punch boards, and pull tabs Class III: casinos, high stake bingo, slot machines |
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Negative effects of gambling
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-Individuals calling the compulsive gambling hotline increased dramatically over the last three years
-Those who can least afford to gamble are the ones most affected. -Internal factionalism-corruption and theft |
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Positive effects of gambling
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-economic effects can be seen in the labor market.
-Tribes use their profits for the betterment of the reservationa nd it's people -The ability of sovereignty of tribes to solve problems and better self-improvment |
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Incarceration
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Make up second largest state prison incarceration rate in the nation.
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