California's lost tribes

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The 1987 Supreme Court decision to open up Indian gaming nationwide had as dramatic an economic impact on the lives of California's Indian tribes as the occupation in 1969 of Alcatraz Island had on...

The 1987 Supreme Court decision to open up Indian gaming nationwide had as dramatic an economic impact on the lives of California's Indian tribes as the occupation in 1969 of Alcatraz Island had on their cultural identities. In a few short years, California Indians went from being the poorest people in the state to among the richest, and from being virtually invisible to being the state's most powerful political lobby. For the Cabazon and Morongo tribes of Southern California, the plaintiffs in the landmark Supreme Court case, the wealth they have achieved through gambling casinos was unimaginable.

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