Indian Gambling
Before the white settlers arrived in North America from Europe, the Indian people were self-sufficient hunters and gatherers who lived off the land. After Americans streamed into the continent, the Indian were pushed farther and farther west the U.S. government's treaties and assaults. The Indian Reorganization act subjugated the Indian peoples by forcing them to live in remote reservations. Poverty and desperation exacerbated by limited economic opportunity would permeate the reservations. Ten years ago,…
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…and Wintun began to embrace the white culture. After years and years of torment from the federal and local government, the Wintun tribe and its government is officially recognized. Currently ruled by democratic style of government and a tribal council, all tribal leaders help run the Rumsey Rancheria. And majorly contributing to the Rancheria¹s currently stable economy and job opportunities, ³. . . no member of the Wintun Band receives government financial assistance.² (www.cache creek.com)
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