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Originally posted by AuntyM:

Gambling was an important past time for NW tribes prior to the white man's presence. The first settlers found that tribes not only gambled, they often used their slaves as settlement for gambling debts.

.... Slaves were sometimes bet in gambling but there was an equal chance in an exchange of masters that it would be to the slave's advantage. [/QB]
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So AuntyM,

If we follow the historical example of tribal activity and let Native Americans profit from gaming---shouldn't we allow them to have slaves as well?
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