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Indian gaming and indian culture

The success of U.S. Native American tribes' casinos, while not a panacea for all the problems confronting Indians in the United States, has gone a long way to improving the economic lives tribal members. Among the new websites that list U.S. Indian casinos by location and provide links to existing Indian casino websites is NativeCasinos.com. My first reaction? Ho hum! And then I visited the site. I found a still-growing directory to U.S. Indian casinos, plus a "Gaming Info" area with a collection of news and historical articles relating to Native American gamling facilities, along with a basic game rules guide. Yet, to me, more important than this casinos information is the link you'll find by clicking on "Native Info" to http://www.IndianVillage.com , NativeCasino.com's parent website. IndianVillage.com in turn provides links to pages on Indian culture, educational institutions, crafts and other aspects of Native American life. The site is a valuable resource for understanding native culture and placing Indian casino gaming in the context of the changes the culture is experiencing today.

Tue, 16 Nov 1999 13:35:03 -0800