Indian Gaming not Only Works for Indian Country, It Works for America

Indian gaming has positively influenced local communities, and has transformed Tribal communities that were once forgotten. The American government should stop belittling Indian Tribes and stop using its resources to fight Indian gaming. The government does not belittle Israeli or Palestinian efforts toward self-determination, but the government cannot fathom that within the United States, Indian Tribes continue to be vital, self-governing nations working to build a better life for their people. The Government should not interfere with the positive attempts of The Cherokee and Tribal Governments to overcome dispossession, poverty, the social wrongs, and the oppression that has continued for over two hundred years.
The Cherokee are North American Indians of Iroquoian lineage who occupied eastern Tennessee and the western Carolinas. …