And to add to G'pa's post, why cannot the Fed's do with the tribes like they do with the states..... "You do as we suggest or we take away funding"....??
Works like a charm with the states when they envision $millions$ being held back unless they play ball.... Nothing in the treaties talks of monthly support, free health care, free college, free housing, etc.... So that COULD be their leverage to get more cooperation..... But sadly it will not happen due to the liberal thinkers that believe we owe the tribes forever for wrongs commited by others decades and centuries ago. Look at California. They voted a majority that illegals no longer recieve state funded education or welfare/medical, then the liberal crowd of teachers/health care workers filed a suit calling it "unconstitutional" and it was reversed...... It can be done, but is there anyone in power that has big enough balls to get it going? NO...... It would take massive political pressure, and without organization that kind of pressure will not be felt. There are plenty enough sportsmen to inflict that kind of pressure, but all you have to do is read these posts and see that there is not enough agreement that would be needed to launch a successful/organized protest.... We are starting to get things done though, as G'pa and AuntyM's petition work shows.... *fingers crossed*

MC