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Several Indian nations, most notably in Connecticut and New York, sue to gain autonomy (independence) on tribal reservation land. Indians win these cases paving the way for the creation of gambling operations on reservation land. Today there are casinos on several reservations providing millions of dollars of income for those tribes. | Several Indian nations, most notably in Connecticut and New York, sue to gain autonomy (independence) on tribal reservation land. Indians win these cases paving the way for the creation of gambling operations on reservation land. Today there are casinos on several reservations providing millions of dollars of income for those tribes. | ||
== For Further Reading == | == For Further Reading == | ||
*Cohen, Felix S. "Handbook of Federal Indian Law." Washington, DC:United States Government Printing Office, 1945. Second Printing. [http://thorpe.ou.edu/cohen.html Available online]. | *Cohen, Felix S. "Handbook of Federal Indian Law." Washington, DC:United States Government Printing Office, 1945. Second Printing. [http://thorpe.ou.edu/cohen.html Available online]. | ||
*Kappler, Charles J. ''Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties''. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office. 7 volumes. WorldCat 74490963; {{FHL|53745|title-id|disp=FHL book 970.1 K142i}}. [http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/index.htm Available online]. | *Kappler, Charles J. ''Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties''. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office. 7 volumes. WorldCat 74490963; {{FHL|53745|title-id|disp=FHL book 970.1 K142i}}. [http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/index.htm Available online]. | ||
Johnson, Steven L., ''Guide to American Indian Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899'', Library of American Indian Affairs (New York, New York : Clearwater Publishing, c1977). {{WorldCat|865908163}}; {{FHL|169528|item|disp=FHL Book 970.1 J637g}}. Cites documents primarily about Indian relations with the United States government, that is, Indian affairs rather than descriptions of Indians or Indian life. The largest category is white claims for compensation because of Indian depredations | *Johnson, Steven L., ''Guide to American Indian Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899'', Library of American Indian Affairs (New York, New York : Clearwater Publishing, c1977). {{WorldCat|865908163}}; {{FHL|169528|item|disp=FHL Book 970.1 J637g}}. The guide is mostly a chronological set of citations with a small index. Cites documents primarily about Indian relations with the United States government, that is, Indian affairs rather than descriptions of Indians or Indian life. The largest category is white claims for compensation because of Indian depredations. | ||
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