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RUSSELL: The Edward Snowden Case: Big Brother in the Data Mines (6/18/2013)
(Texas) -- One of the television talking heads really hurt my feelings in a report the other night on Edward Snowden, the traitorous hero or heroic traitor who leaked...
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Sunny Clifford: Being called a feminist is not really a bad thing (6/18/2013)
(South Dakota) -- “Are you one of those feminists? Does that mean you hate men?” It baffles me that I have been asked those questions on more than one...
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The top 3 stereotypes or beliefs that people have when they walk in to my Native American Studies courses (6/13/2013)
(California) -- I get asked a lot of random questions when I teach Native American Studies classes. People are curious. I also make them ask me questions - for points. #...
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ROSS: Natives, Let's Put Our Money Where Our Mouths Are: Support Tatanka Means in 'Tiger Eyes' (6/13/2013)
(Washington) -- I’ve heard many Natives complain, time and time again, about the lack of Native imagery in pop culture. If we want to see Natives within the...
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Unfriendly Fire: The Fort Hood Shooter Trial (6/13/2013)
(Texas) -- Meanings vary when people repeat that things can be done “the right way, the wrong way, or the Army way.” The Army way may represent teamwork so...
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Andrea Landry: A revolution began when Columbus set sail (6/12/2013)
(Canada) -- We stand in solidarity with our land, our waters, and our traditional knowledge. We stand together to give voice to those who have passed on before us. We...
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Sliver of a Full Moon, By Melissa Merrick (6/12/2013)
(New Mexico) -- When I was a little girl, I thought I was the only one. I thought I was different, and not in a good way. I had assumed that the things that I saw, the...
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Remember the Elders, By Twyla Baker-Demaray (6/12/2013)
(South Dakota) -- My family and I have had a rather difficult spring this year. I am just now catching up on rest and getting back into the routine of life, with work...
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Brandon Ecoffey: 'There is no such thing as half-way racists' (6/11/2013)
(South Dakota) -- In a recent response to an editorial put forth by Patrick Lalley, managing editor of the Sioux Falls Argus Leader, Jessica Giard, the editor of the...
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JAWORT: Natives Are Not Gun-Rights Mascots (6/11/2013)
(USA) -- While the NRA side of the gun debate claims the recent deaths of 20 schoolchildren and six educators from Newton, Connecticut are being exploited to promote an...
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SCHILLING: Why I'm Hosting a Radio Show to Highlight Independent Native Musicians (6/11/2013)
(USA) -- Starting the first Friday in June, my Native Trailblazers radio show will be highlighting for the third year in a row an impressive amount of Native American,...
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New York Gaming
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Albany should reject corrupt bargain on Indian casino: Commentary by Assemblywoman Claudia Tenney (6/18/2013)
(New York) -- Just off the Thruway between Utica and Syracuse lives a humble and elderly man who is facing eviction by the state from land his family has held for...
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Editorial: A gambling man (6/18/2013)
(New York) -- Gov. Cuomo has a curious way of letting New Yorkers decide an issue: If the voters disapprove an expansion of full-scale casino gambling at the polls this...
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Our View: Reject state gambling expansion back-up plan (6/18/2013)
(New York) -- As Gov. Andrew Cuomo has been hammering out deals to create various zones of exclusivity for Indian-owned casinos around the state, he and the Legislature...
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EDITORIAL: A gambling man (6/17/2013)
(New York) -- Gov. Cuomo has a curious way of letting New Yorkers decide an issue: If the voters disapprove an expansion of full-scale casino gambling at the polls this...
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Opinion: Vaughan's casino pursuit shows lack of vision, leadership (6/13/2013)
(New York) -- If there was one description most used by casino supporters at the May 28 public meeting at city hall, it was “game changer”. The contentious...
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COMMENTARY: New York should bet on a better gaming plan (6/8/2013)
(New York) -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo is usually a whirling dervish of activity, politically and governmentally, but not everything he does is brilliant.
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Seneca Nation
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OP/ED: Casino Sucked Life Out of Formerly Happening Entertainment Quarter (6/18/2013)
(New York) -- There was a time, prior to the opening of the Seneca Niagara Casino in 2002, when you could make an evening of it, in the 300 block of Niagara Street and...
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Stalemate on gaming revenue finally ended (6/17/2013)
(New York) -- As is the case whenever a protracted stalemate is ended, the question can be asked, “Why did it take so long?” The relative swiftness with...
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Supreme Court
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Editorial: The Supreme Court finds in favor of more access to the polls (6/18/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- IN 2004, Arizona voters approved a measure demanding proof of citizenship from those who seek to register to vote in the state. On Monday, the...
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Everett Casino
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EDITORIAL: Wynn’s casino boosts Everett; wider impacts must be tested (6/17/2013)
(Massachusetts) -- Steve Wynn has dealt Everett a hand that, at least for that city’s voters, is too good not to play.
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Sports Betting
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Henderson: Single Game Sports Betting Opportunity Bolstered by Canadian Senator’s Greed and Dishonesty (6/17/2013)
(Canada) -- Around 2 years ago Windsor-Tecumseh MP Joe Comartin introduced a private members bill to legalize single game sports betting.
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California Online
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CHAIRMAN SMITH: Online gaming in California? Not so fastOnline gaming in California? Not so fast (6/16/2013)
(California) -- Preserving sovereignty and maintaining our commitment to California’s voters should be the first priority when discussing online gaming — an...
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Connecticut Revenue
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Connecticut's long-running casino story takes an ominous turn (6/16/2013)
(Connecticut) -- This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, which not only legalized Indian casinos, but also spurred the legalization of...
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COLUMN: Future Unlimited For Betting On Connecticut (6/15/2013)
(Connecticut) -- As Connecticut continues to look toward gambling for tax revenue, you have to wonder where we will turn next, and could the state use a Department of...
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Redskins
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HARJO: NFL Commissioner Uses Faulty Evidence to Justify Washington Football Team's Name (6/16/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- In his June 5 letter to members of Congress, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, relies on the same faulty evidence as does the Washington franchise to...
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Bell: Redskins have a history of bigotry (6/13/2013)
(USA) -- Dan Snyder is blowing it. The owner of Washington's NFL franchise has an opportunity to make a bold statement in the name of social progress by discarding...
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Enough: An open letter to Dan Snyder (6/13/2013)
(USA) -- Dear Dan Snyder, History tends to be unkind to those who make bold proclamations against change.1 You have made it crystal clear that you believe there is...
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Goodell's Defense of 'Redskins' Name Is Unacceptable (6/13/2013)
(USA) -- With his letter defending the Washington Redskins' name, Roger Goodell has taken the wrong side in a debate that shouldn't be a debate at all.
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Goodell, Congress Both Wrong in Redskins Name Debate (6/13/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- For now, at least, the controversial name of the District's football team is here to stay. Last time we met up to talk about this — it...
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OK Seriously, It's Time for the Washington Redskins to Change Their Racist Name (6/13/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- For many people, myself included, the term “Redskin” is a racial slur one would only use with the intent to disparage Native Americans....
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Opinion: 'Redskins' a relic of a racist age (6/13/2013)
(Alberta) -- Earlier this month 10 members of the U.S. Congress asked the owner of the Washington Redskins, Dan Snyder, to change the football team's name. Among...
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Roger Goodell and the Buffoonery in Washington, D.C. (6/13/2013)
(USA) -- How can this be happening in 2013? The definition of the word is "disparaging and offensive" to Native Americans. How can the leader of the most...
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Roger Goodell, In Defending 'Redskins' Name, Must Think That People Are Stupid (6/13/2013)
(USA) -- The Washington area's National Football League team has a racist name, "the Redskins," and renewed pressure is mounting on the team to do...
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The movement is gaining traction, but should the Redskins change their name? (6/13/2013)
(USA) -- Owner Daniel Snyder has already stated that the Redskins will never change their name. Roger Goodell has publicly defended the Redskins' name, saying that...
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The Washington Redskins: What’s In A Name? (6/13/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- For years there has been talk about changing the Washington Redskins name, due to the negative connotation it has. But for the past several months,...
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BLOG: I don't need Daniel Snyder's, NFL's permission to stop saying R-word (6/11/2013)
(New York) -- I'm not out to change the world or the NFL or what you believe. My plan is to change me and how I operate. Beyond the period at the end of this...
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Ohio Gaming
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Facial-recognition proposal for casinos is a bad legislative shortcut: editorial (6/15/2013)
(Ohio) -- Requiring the use of facial recognition technology in Ohio's casinos is a questionable idea introduced at an amazingly inappropriate time.
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West Virginia Gaming
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Study Legalized Gambling Future (6/15/2013)
(West Virginia) -- Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack officials' decision not to fold 'em on table gambling was good news for the more than 100 people whose...
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Foxwoods
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Column: How certain is the slot money from the tribes? (6/13/2013)
(Connecticut) -- I still remember the wonder of it all when I read last year in The New York Times that Scott Butera, chief executive officer of Foxwoods, referred to...
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Idle No More
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LETTER: Tribal members should be idle no more (6/13/2013)
(Washington) -- Through our strong native spirituality and our strong native pride, we, the Colville Confederated tribal peoples across our rez and off will indeed...
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Indiana Gaming
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Casino Scene: Give those slots a fight (6/13/2013)
(Indiana) -- Given the built-in house advantage that casinos wield over all of the games they offer, there is very little chance for gamblers to show a profit over an...
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Ontario Gaming
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Editorial: Let's avoid casino tunnel vision (6/13/2013)
(Ontario) -- Following recent upheaval in the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation boardroom and a change of tact on casinos initiated by the premier's office,...
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Public Smoking
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LETTER: Smoke-free Colorado casinos do just fine (6/13/2013)
(Colorado) -- I am a new, year-round citizen just this year although I have had a home here since 2004. Consequently, I haven’t followed the local politics and I...
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Keystone XL Pipeline
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LaDuke: Pipeline as life saver is pipe dream (6/12/2013)
(North Dakota) -- Just because you say something at a federal hearing doesn’t mean it’s accurate. A couple of weeks ago, North Dakota Mineral Resources...
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Oneida Nation
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OP/ED: Oneida Nation wants it all (6/11/2013)
(New York) -- Members of the New York state Senate and Assembly, hear me out. The agreement that Gov. Andrew Cuomo has proposed for the Oneida Indian Nation should only...
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Guest essay: State lawmakers must amend new pact with Oneidas (6/9/2013)
(New York) -- Members of the New York State Senate and Assembly, hear me out. The Settlement Agreement Gov. Andrew Cuomo has proposed for the Oneida Indian Nation should...
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Online Legislation
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BLOG: How King’s Bill Can Hinder Federal Online Poker Legalization (6/11/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- As Legal Poker Sites blogger John Mehaffey says, there is a whale of a difference between online casino gaming and online poker gaming, and this...
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Mascot Issue
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Letter: It’s long past time to get rid of Chief Wahoo (6/9/2013)
(New Hampshire) -- As someone who is part Native American and also a former health care professional in the Indian Health Service, I was appalled to see Terry Francona...
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John Foreman: No symbol can fill void left by Chief Illiniwek (6/9/2013)
(Illinois) -- Something is missing from the campus of the University of Illinois, and everyone realizes it. But no one — certainly no one in charge — really...
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Other News
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Patrick Durkin column: Sturgeon back on ancestral grounds (6/18/2013)
(Wisconsin) -- Whenever you need a little good news about our natural resources, just take a few minutes to catch up on lake sturgeon in the Winnebago System of east-...
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Opinion: No tribal rights terminated by KBRA (6/18/2013)
(California) -- The Klamath Restoration Agreements, like most things Klamath, have been the subject of much controversy. As people who have been taught that it is our...
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Roy I. Rochon Wilson Commentary: Tribal Leaders – Part Four: Chief Scanewa (6/18/2013)
(Washington) -- Chief Scanewa had at least two wives, and the names of six of his children entered into the historical records. Chief Scanewa’s daughter, Thasemuth...
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Opinion: Step up and end the blame game (6/18/2013)
(Australia) -- TRAVELLING in the US a few years ago, I happened upon a most unusual court case reported in the Chicago Tribune. Gayane Zokhrabov was waiting on a...
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Gazette opinion: State, tribes must work together to curb repeat DUI (6/18/2013)
(Montana) -- On average, felony DUI offenders in Montana have driven drunk or drugged hundreds of times for each time they’ve been arrested, according to research...
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OP/ED: End the Atlantic City monopoly - now (6/17/2013)
(New Jersey) -- “Going For Broke,” the four-part series we ran last week concerning the rise, precipitous fall and uncertain future of Atlantic City, has...
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OP/ED: Delaware should get out of the gaming business (6/17/2013)
(Delaware) -- Gambling in Delaware has two flaws. The first is that nearby bigger states are scooping up the customers. The second is that the state government is too...
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Gazette opinion: State, tribes must work together to curb repeat DUI (6/16/2013)
(Montana) -- Repeat DUI offenders are a menace to public safety. On average, felony DUI offenders in Montana have driven drunk or drugged hundreds of times for each time...
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Editorial: End monopoly in Atlantic City (6/14/2013)
(New Jersey) -- “Going For Broke,” the four-part series in this week’s Asbury Park Press concerning the rise, precipitous fall and uncertain future of...
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Lalley: Reader defends Chamberlain in honor song aftermath (6/13/2013)
(South Dakota) -- I’ve received notes through all the various forms of communication during the past couple weeks about my columns and “100 Eyes”...
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Reader's View, tribal gathering: Boise Valley tribes will come together to tell their history (6/13/2013)
(Idaho) -- Descendants of the original Boise Valley people are returning to our homeland Friday to Sunday to honor our ancestors. Tribal members of the Burns Paiute from...
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Opinion: Whopping $740 million deficit (6/13/2013)
(Saipan) -- The cumulative deficit is a whopping $740 million, literally paralyzing the CNMI under a mountain of debt. The pandemic fiscal disaster at home is woefully...
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OPINION: Tribe counters Novotny letter, Wiltz column (6/12/2013)
(South Dakota) -- The May 24 letter by Steve Novotny, of Winner, began by calling Crow Creek Chairman Sazue a racist. It seems Mr. Novotny missed Chairman Sazue’s...
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OP/ED: Abuses on reservation need to be exposed and cleansed (6/12/2013)
(Wyoming) -- Editor: Thank you, Chief Broadhead of the Riverton Police Department, for taking the initiative to set an example for the entire Native American community...
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Pilarski on gaming: Casino gigs definitely have their share of perks (6/12/2013)
(Nevada) -- QUESTION: I am working two crummy jobs, and was looking to go into the casino business. We have three casinos in close proximity to where I live. I hear that...
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We have to stop the creation of another Stolen Generation (6/11/2013)
(Australia) -- Last month, friends from a remote community in the Northern Territory (NT) called me in shock. Police had turned up unannounced with child protection...
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Mark Pilarski: Casinos make life pretty nice for dealers (6/11/2013)
(Detroit) -- QUESTION: I am working two crummy jobs and am looking to go into the casino business. We have three casinos near where I live. I hear that dealers make a...
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COMMENTARY: A bad bet on short-term thinking (6/10/2013)
(Atlantic City) -- In 1979 I sold the Marlborough Blenheim Hotel to Bally's. It was the first casino deal in Atlantic City and it was big news. The New York Times...
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OP/ED: Gambling regulations show conflicts of interest (6/10/2013)
(New Mexico) -- When Sen. John Arthur Smith, vice-chairman of the Legislative Finance Committee, said that the New Mexico Gaming Control Board has a “mess on its...
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Guest opinion: Federal-tribal crimefighting partnership pays off (6/9/2013)
(Montana) -- The Indian Country Investigations and Prosecutions report released this week by the Department of Justice previews a new era of partnership between the...
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