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c o n t e n t s v Preface vii acknowledgments ix Introduction: The Rise of the First Nations in state Politics 1 k e n n e t h n . h a n s e n a n d t r a c y a . s k o p e k 1 Tribal Political Expenditures in California and Washington DC 25 f r e d e r i c k j . b o e h m k e a n d r i c h a r d w i t m e r 2 Lobbying strategies and Campaign Contributions: The Impact on Indian Gaming in California 38 j e f f c u m m i n s 3 Reservation Gaming: a Catalyst for self-Governance for the Tribes in arizona 57 t. j o y c l a y, d i a n e w i l d e , a n d r o d n e y e . s t a n l e y 4 The Jemez Pueblo in New Mexico: Efforts to Develop a Casino on Nonreservation Land 74 w i l l i a m a . t a g g a r t 5 Florida’s Indigenous Gaming Interests: Origins of a Political Movement 101 k e n n e t h n . h a n s e n 6 The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians: Indian Gaming and Its Impacts on statewide Politics 122 d e n i s e k . v o n h e r r m a n n Contents vi c o n t e n t s 7 Indian Gaming and Intergovernmental Relations: The Constraints of Tribal Interest Group Behavior 135 s t e v e n a n d r e w l i g h t 8 Why state Law Matters: Indian Gaming and Intergovernmental Relations in Wisconsin 160 k a t h r y n r . l . r a n d 9 The Failure of Indian Casino advocacy in New York 185 t h o m a s t. h o l y o k e afterword: The Death of Indian Gaming and Tribal sovereignty 209 t r a c y a . s k o p e k a n d k e n n e t h n . h a n s e n Contributors 217 Index 221 ...

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