Originally Posted By: Carcassman
If the Supremes follow Sotomayor they slope might just have gotten a tad slicker. IF the Tribes are owed what should have returned, absent destroyed habitat, a very simple solution is to give them that number and take the NI side as development, saved tax dollars from not fixing anything, and so on.


Have you driven I-5 through Tacoma recently and noticed the Puyallup tribe's new Emerald Queen casino under construction? Or seen the plans for the new facility at the Tulalip gaming facility? I cite those as plain view examples of how many of the treaty tribes have adapted; that is, no longer relying on fishing for subsistence. They have exploited the region's economic boom and associated development and clearly are a part of that reality - both the good and the bad.


Edited by Larry B (04/20/18 10:23 AM)
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