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07-16-2003, 07:33 AM
Laws delineating the respective roles of States and Indian Tribes have been the subject of litigation for years. A series of patchwork legislation carves out some areas for state supremacy and others accord a similar authority to the tribes.
Attempts over the years to eliminate overlaps and inconsistencies have failed due to political compromises. To get a good look at the havoc which unfolds when regulatory authorities are not clear take a look at the fiasco that is occuring in Connecticut.
"National Congress of Indian Affairs President Tex Hall said states and tribes sometimes disagree over jurisdiction, "But it has been decades since we have seen a state action as violent and destructive as that taken yesterday by the state of Rhode Island ... They remind us of the violent and racist practices that our peoples have suffered for generations."
Read article:
http://www.woonsocketcall.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=9851546&BRD=1712&PAG=461&dept_id=24361&rfi=6
Attempts over the years to eliminate overlaps and inconsistencies have failed due to political compromises. To get a good look at the havoc which unfolds when regulatory authorities are not clear take a look at the fiasco that is occuring in Connecticut.
"National Congress of Indian Affairs President Tex Hall said states and tribes sometimes disagree over jurisdiction, "But it has been decades since we have seen a state action as violent and destructive as that taken yesterday by the state of Rhode Island ... They remind us of the violent and racist practices that our peoples have suffered for generations."
Read article:
http://www.woonsocketcall.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=9851546&BRD=1712&PAG=461&dept_id=24361&rfi=6