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What Percentage Indian Do You Have to Be in Order to Be a Member of a Tribe or Nation?

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Why Do Tribes Have Matrilineal Societies?

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Why Should We Keep Tribal Languages Alive?

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What Are the Challenges of Walking in Two Worlds?

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Do You Still Do the Rain Dance, and Does It Work?

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Why Do so Many Tribes Operate Casinos?

ICTMN Staff

November 07, 2011

Presently, out of 566 Federally recognized tribes in the U.S, 233 tribes operate 420 casinos in 28 states...

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