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Scope and Contents
The California subject files include materials about California Native American communities and documents gaming and non-gaming topics (1908, 1974-2013). Materials include socioeconomic reports, tribal constitutions and amendments, tribal-state gaming compacts, informational booklets, Dr. Spilde’s photographs from research trips, court opinions, correspondence, video recordings of televised programs, promotional materials, newspaper articles, Native American community periodicals, and books about indigenous culture. The California subject files document various Native American communities, Native American culture and politics, and the regulation of gaming in California.
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Collection Name: Katherine A. Spilde Papers on Native American Gaming
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Arrangement
General materials about the State of California are first, and materials about individual Native American nations are next, arranged in alphabetical order. The materials are further arranged in a rough chronological order. The folders containing newspaper articles are roughly arranged in chronological order, and the newspaper articles in each folder remain in original order by topic.