Elected officials are increasingly taking advantage of state laws that allow them to solicit unlimited sums of money for third parties from large corporations, unions, tribes or other special interest groups.
The federal government can confer health care, education, housing and casino rights, but for small bands like many in the Pacific Northwest, recognition takes political muscle they don’t have.
The American Museum of Natural History said it would repatriate hair clippings that must be returned to tribes under a 1990 federal law.
This comes as the Wisconsin Assembly passed a bill last week to enable the state’s tribes to conduct online sports wagering and it waits for action in the Senate.
It’s our greatest game and our truest mirror. And in its tiki-torch-festooned way, it’s captured our society as an ever-changing collection of tribes.
It remains unclear if the Senate will take up the bill and send it to Gov. Tony Evers, who has voiced support for the plan.
Conservationist Paul Rosolie recalls the dangers when he came face to face with the Mashco Piro tribe deep in Peru’s jungle.
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