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Great Lakes regional subject files, approximately 1989-2007, undated
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Scope and Contents
The Great Lakes regional subject files include materials about Native American communities and gaming in Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin, dating from approximately 1989 to 2007. The materials include socioeconomic reports; tribal-state gaming compacts; tribal constitutions and amendments; photographs; maps; correspondence; video recordings of televised programs; newsletters; memos from the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC), Minnesota Indian Gaming Association (MIGA), National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA), and National Gambling Impact Study Commission (NGISC); informational booklets and packets; legal briefs; journal articles; Federal Register listings; guidebooks; directories; promotional materials; and newspaper articles.
The Great Lakes subseries focuses primarily on Native American casino gaming in Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, but also includes materials about Native American casino gaming in other states and Native American communities within the Great Lakes region. The subseries documents a number of Native American nations, particularly the various bands of the Minnesota Anishinaabeg (Minnesota Chippewa Tribe), Forest County Bodéwadmi (Forest County Potawatomi Community), and Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin. Additional information about Great Lakes Native Americans can be found in the Plains subject files.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Katherine A. Spilde Papers on Native American Gaming
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Archival Component
Plains regional subject files, approximately 1988-2008
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Scope and Contents
The Plains regional subject files include materials about Native American communities and gaming in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Texas dating from approximately 1988 to 2008. The materials include socioeconomic reports, tribal-state gaming compacts, regulatory materials, Great Plains Indian Gaming Association materials, journal articles, Native American newspapers, periodicals, informational packets, court opinions, Dr. Spilde’s research photographs, National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA) site visit materials, newsletters, memos, National Gambling Impact Study Commission (NGISC) correspondence, press releases, fact sheets, video recordings of televised programs, promotional materials, and newspaper articles.
The Plains subseries focuses primarily on Native American gaming and non-gaming topics in Oklahoma, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Nebraska. The materials document a number of Native American nations, particularly the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation; the Standing Rock Nation of North and South Dakota; and the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara (Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota).
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Katherine A. Spilde Papers on Native American Gaming
Box/Folder: N/A
Archival Component
