On the recordMay 8, 2007
In this case, we are recognizing six. There was one tribe in the 1990s, the Narragansett Tribe, a similar prohibition against gambling was instituted. They don't gamble. This is about recognition.
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govinfo.govJames Moran: “In this case, we are recognizing six. There was one tribe in the 1990s, the Narragansett Tribe, a similar prohibition…”
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Discussing tribal recognition and gambling prohibitions.
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