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The Southwest regional subject files include materials about Native American communities and gaming in Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico, dating from approximately 1993 to 2011. The materials include socioeconomic reports, tribal-state gaming compacts, journal articles, correspondence, Dr. Spilde’s research photographs, annual reports, brochures, booklets, Native American newspapers, conference materials, periodicals, promotional materials, and newspaper articles. The Southwest series focuses primarily on gaming, sociocultural, and economic topics in Arizona and New Mexico. Materials also document the gaming enterprises and community life of various Native American nations.
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Collection Name: Katherine A. Spilde Papers on Native American Gaming
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Materials that concern regional topics and Native American nations whose territories span across state boundaries are placed first. Then materials are arranged alphabetically by state. Within each state, materials about general state topics are first in chronological order and materials about individual Native American nations follow in alphabetical order. Materials are further organized in a rough chronological order within each folder.