The Native Americans are the original Americans. At one time many tribes lived as hunter gatherers and farmers made of different tribes spread though North America for numerous years. However, through the settlements of the New World by Europeans, unfair treatment from state and federal government, slavery, and suffering (diseases like smallpox, measles, influenza, whooping cough, diphtheria, typhus, bubonic plague, cholera, and scarlet fever. All imported by the Europeans, to which they have no immunity) the Native Americans population is just a fraction and their ways of life have all but disappeared. Many policies and treaties have been broken and led to disappointment for the Native Americans.
In the early colonies President George Washington and soon after Thomas Jefferson found the solution for the “Indian problem” was to “civilize” the Indians. With little success of converting the “savages” into …show more content…
This policy was signed in 1988 by President Ronald Reagan. The federal government recognizes tribes to self-govern and “delegated to state governments the ability to negotiate compacts (contracts) with tribes seeking to establish casinos on reservations and other tribal lands.” (Darian-Smith, E., 2016) Indian gaming can include casinos, slot machines, and even Vegas style high stakes gambling resorts. These compacts allow states to take a percentage of casino revenues, which may be between 10 and 25 percent of total profits. Supporters of Indian casinos believe these gaming profits have allowed some native communities to become economically independent and thereby to take positive steps toward self-determination, community building, and political empowerment. On the other hand, opponents believe that the unique legal status of tribes is unfair, unnecessary, or simply an undesirable artifact of judicial history. (Darian-Smith, E.,
In the early colonies President George Washington and soon after Thomas Jefferson found the solution for the “Indian problem” was to “civilize” the Indians. With little success of converting the “savages” into …show more content…
This policy was signed in 1988 by President Ronald Reagan. The federal government recognizes tribes to self-govern and “delegated to state governments the ability to negotiate compacts (contracts) with tribes seeking to establish casinos on reservations and other tribal lands.” (Darian-Smith, E., 2016) Indian gaming can include casinos, slot machines, and even Vegas style high stakes gambling resorts. These compacts allow states to take a percentage of casino revenues, which may be between 10 and 25 percent of total profits. Supporters of Indian casinos believe these gaming profits have allowed some native communities to become economically independent and thereby to take positive steps toward self-determination, community building, and political empowerment. On the other hand, opponents believe that the unique legal status of tribes is unfair, unnecessary, or simply an undesirable artifact of judicial history. (Darian-Smith, E.,