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Every Member of This Minnesota Indian Tribe Makes at Least $1 Million a Year

Thanks to the massive profits generated by their luxury casino and resort operation, the 480 members of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Tribe in Minnesota live a comfortable life of luxury and ease.

“The payouts are the windfall from lucrative casinos and resorts that the tribe runs on its reservation in Scott County — about 45 minutes southwest of Minneapolis-St Paul,” the Daily Mail reports.

Members of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Tribe make $84K a Month

(Photo: The Daily Mail)

Each member of the tribe receives about $84,000 per month ($1.08 million per year), according to recent court documents. Based on these figures, that would make this the wealthiest tribe in U.S. history.

“We have 99.2 percent unemployment,” Stanley R. Crooks told the New York Times in a rare interview. “It’s entirely voluntary.”

And although tribe members keep relatively modest homes, it is reported that most of them own luxury cars, take up expensive hobbies (such as big game hunting or horse breeding), and send their children to private schools.

“Tribal members usually have multiple homes and have been known to take vacation for months at a time,” the Daily reports.

However, not too long ago most tribe members lived in “a motley collection of beat-up trailer homes, melting snow for bath water when wells froze over because they lacked indoor plumbing,” the New York Times reports.

The resorts and casinos turned that around.

“The Mystic Lake Casino Hotel is build on a man-made lake. It includes five restaurants, a 600-room hotel, convention center, 2,100 seat showroom, 8,350 seat outdoor amphitheater and a top-notch golf course,” the Daily reports, adding that The Mystic Lake Casino is the fourth-largest Indian casino in the U.S.

Members of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Tribe make $84K a Month

Mystic Lake Casino (Jenn Ackerman for The New York Times)

“Combined with the tribe’s Little Six Casino, revenues reportedly make up the lion‘s share of Minnesota’s $1.4 billion gambling profits,” the report adds, “The tribe has used the money to generous donations to other Indian tribes — lending money and giving grants. It’s always used the money to gain clout in the community.”

Since 1996, the tribe has donated approximately $243 million to charity and lent about $478 million.

But a few of the tribal elders worry that the massive profits raked in from the casinos and resorts will spoil the younger generations and rob them of their understanding of the value of money.

Members of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Tribe make $84K a Month

The Dakotah Sport and Fitness center on the reservation (Jenn Ackerman for The New York Times)

“Why dig a hole when you don’t need to dig it — when you can pay someone to dig a hole?’ tribe secretary and treasurer Keith B Anderson told the New York Times.

“Instead of budgeting a dinner and movie, you can go to dinner and a movie and have dinner again and see another movie, but you can’t see enough movies and dinners to spend all your money,” he adds.

Members of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Tribe make $84K a Month

Tribal member receive a monthly payment of around $84K ($1.08 million a year). Expensive hobbies like big-game hunting are the norm. (Jenn Ackerman for The New York Times)

Read the full New York Times report here.

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Comments (171)

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  • Jennifer_D
    Posted on August 13, 2012 at 8:25pm

    Re: “The payouts are the windfall from lucrative casinos and resorts that the tribe runs on its reservation in Scott County — about 45 minutes southwest of Minneapolis-St Paul,” the Daily Mail reports.

    On the surface these payouts are a return on investments that members of the Shakopee Mdewakanton tribe are owed. They are no different than any other investment that is seeing a very high return. However; the fact that this investment return comes from casinos is questionable. Not only do Native American groups have their own social problems, but they are also contributing at large to gambling addiction through their casinos. These tribal members are allowed to spend their payouts in any way they choose. Money soils those who have it unless they use it as opposed to letting the money use them. That is why so many people who have won the lottery are unhappy, caught up in addictions of various kinds, and blow the money they have on stupid things. If someone is happy and grounded when they get a large sum of money there is a good chance they will stay that way after. However; if they aren’t problems are sure to happen. There are many problems within Native American culture that can be exacerbated by just giving such a large amount of money. Loss of traditions is only one of those!

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    • Trollkiller68
      Posted on August 13, 2012 at 8:38pm

      Glenn sent truck loads of food to starving impoverished Indians and this guy boasts about their massive wealth with no desire of feeding his brethren? No wonder the white man kicked the **** of them and took their land.

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    • loriann12
      Posted on August 13, 2012 at 8:45pm

      This is no different than welfare. They have 99.2% unemployment? That means the “tribe” just hands over their share of the profits from the casino…they don’t work for their $84,000 a year. Where is their pride? I suppose they have the same mentality as the “welfare queens.” It’s reparations for being kicked out of our country, you owe us, America. That‘s why I don’t claim my 1/64th Blackfoot, 1/32nd Osage and trace Cherokee. I’m American.

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    • sWampy
      Posted on August 13, 2012 at 8:55pm

      It’s even worse, a huge portion of the money flowing through these casino’s into these guys hands is welfare, sold food stamps, and ssi checks. I really don‘t give a damn if people have casino’s, but the money they gamble sure as hell shouldn’t come from tax payers.

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    • jzs
      Posted on August 13, 2012 at 9:32pm

      I can see that many of you liberal jerks resent the fact that these Indians are making a fortune. But I’m trying to figure out why. You don’t mind other casino owners making a mint. Why do you not like this particular, specific group – American Indians – making a fortune, when it’s okay for members of another group to make millions. What is the difference between Indians making lots of money and, you know, others making lots of money? Here are my questions:

      - Is it that share their wealth among their themselves, instead of a couple of them being billionaires and the rest being dirt poor? Would it be more palatable to you they didn’t share their fortune with their kin and those they share their heritage?

      - Is it that you simply don‘t think it’s fair that this group, who are as uneducated as you, are making far more money than you?

      - Why do you hate capitalism? What do you have against people making money?

      - Most of the wealthiest in the country are living off of capital gains (which involves not a second of effort), which is taxed at a lower rate than you pay. You don’t begrudge them those riches for doing nothing except already being rich, why do think it’s wrong for a minority group to do the same?

      - What do you have against people living well? Do you have some class warfare hangup? You don’t like others doing better than you are?

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    • christos
      Posted on August 13, 2012 at 10:58pm

      To LORIANN12 – Did you read the article it was 84,000 a month 1.08 million a year,where is their pride? That is their business & your opinion,you say they are not earning there $ says who you,I personally think it’s great for them,you are a Jealous meddler.

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    • christos
      Posted on August 13, 2012 at 11:03pm

      To TROLLKILLER68 – Did you read the article they have given 243 million to charity since 1996 that would be 15 million 187 thousand dollars a year for 16 years that is a ton of $ for the Brethren in addition to that they loaned 478 million dollars out,Jealousy Becomes You,,TA

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    • Wilma
      Posted on August 13, 2012 at 11:06pm

      Well saiid. the situation is similar with the Seminole tribe in Florida. They may not make as much but they are wealthy and they have addiction problems. It is a shame.

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    • jaylew
      Posted on August 13, 2012 at 11:09pm

      With all due respect Jennifer……I do not mind the native Americans doing whatever they can legally do to make money. And instead of blaming the Indians for anything…I would submit that this entire Indian Casino business all over the country is just yet another Federal Government program gone bad.
      I am not a native American unlike Elizabeth Warren……and yet every penny the native Americans can squeeze out of Uncle Sam…is one less penny Uncle Sam can use to find something he wants to take from the rest of us. I see you try to make this a moral and social issue…..which is not possible because this mess started as a Federal program…which means that it is most likely amoral from the get go.

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    • Wango
      Posted on August 13, 2012 at 11:47pm

      JZS . . . Pssst . . . It’s their skin color . . .shhhhh.

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    • PATTY HENRY
      Posted on August 14, 2012 at 1:14am

      Let’s hope that with this huge amount of money coming in, after they buy everything they can buy that their Tribal Leaders will build substantial colleges and health centers, art institutions, music centers,
      Museums for future generations. they could build all of those and still have plenty of money left over for each of them.
      God didn’t create us to become marshmallows. He knows that they deserve a break, but work is one of the best gifts we received from GOD. I hope they will think of the lasting, important good they can do.

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    • WATER-THE-TREE
      Posted on August 14, 2012 at 2:16am

      Now I know why that one woman wanted to say she had some indian in her.

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    • antiprogressive
      Posted on August 14, 2012 at 3:59am

      More power to them.

      I would imagine the original capital came from the US Gvmt but considering what we did to them (and that this WAS their country) I am fine with that.

      Finally someone learned to fish instead of just eating free handouts.
      I wish ALL people on welfare SS etc. would do as well.

      And how many of YOU would work if you were receiving “dividends” on your investment of 84k per month?
      Don’t be haters because you wish you were in their place…

      Problems are heading their way though.
      Guaranteed.
      Alcohol, drugs, immorality and a complete loss of tribal identity with those Porsches.

      And who’s gonna “volunteer” to be the garbage man?

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    • midwesthippie
      Posted on August 14, 2012 at 7:05am

      …we took their land and put them on reservations…a once free people. any way they can get something back, more power to them. if the “white man” is stupid enough to gamble away all of his welfare and food stamps and sign over the title to his truck…too bad…i say good for them…live the high life…

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    • loriann12
      Posted on August 14, 2012 at 7:45am

      Wow, I missed the part where it said a MONTH. If they work the casino, more power to them. But I didn’t read (maybe I missed that, too) where it said the WORK at the casino. I did read that they sit on their butts with 99.2% unemployment. Who actually works at the casino? Outside people? Then the casino rakes in even more money because they would have to pay the people who actually work. Do they get minimum wage so that the Indians can get their $84,000 a month? I personally don’t believe in any casinos. I think it brings in th wrong crowd and causes addictin. Most of the people who go to casinos can’t afford to lose that money, and are hoping for a windfall so they don’t have to ever work again. I also don’t buy lottery tickets for the same reason.

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    • dugsok
      Posted on August 14, 2012 at 10:11am

      be like Oklahoma, the tribes just keep the monies

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    • Wu Ming Ren
      Posted on August 14, 2012 at 10:30am

      JZS, you are missing one key factor relating to Indian casinos in Minnesota: they have a monopoly here. No entity other than Indian tribes may operate casinos in Minnesota. I do not resent them for making a mint. In fact, there are that many fewer on welfare, and they do spend their money quite freely, which helps the local economy. To answer your questions, no, I have no problem with Indians sharing the wealth among members of their own tribe. That’s actually pretty cool. I think you are wrong to suggest that these Native Americans are uneducated, or that there is class envy or wealth envy or heritage envy or whatever it is you are promoting. I have to problem with capitalism or people being rich and living well, or anything about the tribes themselves. My sole problem is that the tribes have been granted monopoly rights to the gaming industry. As for Mystic Lake Casino, most of us non gamblers call it Mistake Lake, as the odds are always stacked in favor of the house, or, in this case, the teepee (though I’ve read somewhere that the odds are better at Indian casinos than they are in Los Vegas). But, even so, I don’t mind that a lot of people make the choice to lose money at casinos. Casinos do have good food and good entertainment, so at least they’ve got that going for them.

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    • Wayner
      Posted on August 14, 2012 at 10:43am

      We should offer the same opportunities to “African-Americans” also.. After all, they don’t want to be here,,, we’re holding them hostage and preventing them from returning to their homeland. They deserve to do nothing but collect checks.

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    • GrayPanther
      Posted on August 14, 2012 at 10:51am

      If some members of this tribe live on tribal land under federal supervision, I’ll bet taxpayers like me are picking up health care, medical expanses and public safety expanses.

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    • MMSands
      Posted on August 14, 2012 at 11:15am

      Yeah, well: this is the United States, which is not yet a nanny state, and hopefully won’t become one. Therefore, it’s up to the individual to figure all these things out for him or her self. It’s a long, messy and painful process, but one learns best from making one’s own mistakes, picking one’s self up, and moving on with life. It helps when one is given the tools one needs to be able to make the right decisions for one’s self, but that’s nowhere guaranteed to happen for anyone.

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    • lawrench
      Posted on August 14, 2012 at 11:34am

      I live just a few miles from these casino’s (Mystic Lake and Little Six) and they have benefited from the taxpayers. They opened these casino’s and the roads to and from them are terrible. The Scott County taxpayers have paid to repave these roads many times. I think the casino’s should at least pay back Scott County for the road improvements. But as far as their profits, they can do with them what the want. Their money, their business.

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    • KevINtampa
      Posted on August 14, 2012 at 12:12pm

      @JZS

      Because a friend of Baal always sides with other friends Baal.

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    • The_Cabrito_Goat
      Posted on August 14, 2012 at 2:12pm

      “Oh those poor indians!”

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    • antiprogressive
      Posted on August 14, 2012 at 3:11pm

      for those trying to point out a similarity in Indians and blacks, the difference is the Indians CANNOT go “home” to their native country. They are already here.
      Blacks CAN go back to Africa if they want to.

      I’m not saying they SHOULD – or anything remotely close to that – I‘m merely pointing out that we TOOK the Indian’s land and moved in on them – took over.
      Not the case with blacks.

      Both bad situations but different…

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    • rghtwngcrzy
      Posted on August 14, 2012 at 6:48pm

      Gambling is a vice. Like prostitution and the sex-industry, and drug/alcohol abuse. Vices have always been lucrative and they have always been (and continue to be) immoral. Even if they are legal.

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    • DWilliams08
      Posted on August 15, 2012 at 6:15am

      You people sound like occupy wall-streeters.

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    • KoolAidDrinker
      Posted on August 15, 2012 at 6:49am

      I think this is great for the Shakopee Mdewakanton Tribe. But, it has been said, “If you’ve got a casino, a resort, you didn’t build that. Somebody else made that happen.”

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  • blackyb
    Posted on August 13, 2012 at 8:24pm

    Wonder how many dark, black or otherwise people try to pass themselves off as Indians besides Warren? This all needs some scruitinizing and reworking. Most of this is just scam. We owe no one nothing.

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    • OBAMANATIONOFDESOLATION
      Posted on August 13, 2012 at 10:16pm

      Actually, the United States made treaties with many Indian “Nations” with specific conditions. So your statement that we owe nothing is incorrect. Whether we lived up to our obligations is a totally different matter. Check out the “Free Health Care System” that many natives enjoy. These natives have exploited a market for their own benefit and what appears to be the benefit of others – i.e. donations and loans. More power to them – Right On Red-man!

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    • The_Hut_In_Co
      Posted on August 13, 2012 at 10:32pm

      Me Heep big Chief! Send um me heep big wampum check! Sooner than later!!! I’m from your small tribe, but I’m heep Big! Sendum me check! Heep big Soon!!!!! Maid get me plate of frogs! (not frenchmen) obama chala big woon!!!(juan)

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    • SCREW-WINDOWS
      Posted on August 14, 2012 at 4:17am

      Indians were never bright if they were they would own all the land and we would all be living some where else.

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    • loriann12
      Posted on August 14, 2012 at 7:50am

      You have to prove with birth certifcates and other means that you re at least 1/8th Indian from that tribe in order to get benefits. I know, because my aunt thought the same thing. She’s 1/8th Osage (yes, that makes me 1/16th…I had it wrong when I said 1/32nd), but my Great-Grandpa’s records were burned when his town burned down. Admittedly, she wanted the natural gas rights. They get paid by the government for the natual gas on their land. So don‘t think they don’t get reparations. But in order to get the gas rights, she would have had to live on the reservation, and have that as her only income. It wasn’ that much. Trust me, free money is abused more often than money you actually work for.

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  • The-Real-Enrico
    Posted on August 13, 2012 at 8:20pm

    Nice to know some people are doing well but work is necessary for life and their future. They will be sorry to spoil a whole generation. Laziness will destroy a nation and demand more hand outs from others.

    I hope they will continue to do well in the future.

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  • blackyb
    Posted on August 13, 2012 at 8:20pm

    Now Obama will be really indian smooze. He can see the $$$. Another fringe group to smooze.

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    • ShyLow
      Posted on August 14, 2012 at 2:45am

      Hybrid,hospital-Casinos could take care of health care costs…Pay the Hospital 20 bucks a month for insurance and the revenue from the casino could make-up the cost difference.It’s better than robbing Peter to pay Paul…The Ten Percent tax Plan, legalized ATV’S, and build places to live as though Jesus might have to live there and maintain it, also build automobiles as though Jesus might have to own and maintain them…I am The Last High Priest

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    • revitup
      Posted on August 14, 2012 at 11:51am

      Your’e right,Obama already smoozing here in NC.Try Lumbee,Paul Brooks hugging Obama.James Simermeyer,Ed Simermeyer John Simermeyer and Obama appointee Sequoyah Simermeyer have been here in NC holding meetings ahead of election.Purpose,to create something big using a phoney tribal recognition scheme.They have stolen our personal Tribal history and plan to keep it hidden.Why are NYC tribal attorneys here buying land of I-95?

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  • blackyb
    Posted on August 13, 2012 at 8:18pm

    Uhhhhh….don‘t forget Warren’s cut. She can say “how.”

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    • bigdaddyt46
      Posted on August 14, 2012 at 2:22am

      yes she can say how. as in how can i steal money from this group, or that group? how can i boost my poll numbers with wild unsubstaniated claims(1/64th indian my aunt fanny)? how can i screw everyone into believing i am mother theresa reincarnated.

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  • 1773patriot
    Posted on August 13, 2012 at 8:13pm

    And guess how much they pay in federal income tax….. $0. Yup. Paying their “Fair Share”. But Romney (who actually worked for his wealth) is the evil millionaire not paying his fair share. I’m so sick of our modern day Rome burning.

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    • skimmer57
      Posted on August 13, 2012 at 8:26pm

      Gosh you would think we stole their land. Yup came right in and took it. Indians living peacefully white man gives them blankets full of small pocks and kills thousands who cares right they are just Indians. Who cares what they make? Heck the snake oil dooms day salesman Glenn Beck makes 100 million a year.

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    • jamespubliusmadison
      Posted on August 13, 2012 at 8:40pm

      good for them for setting up a socialist welfare state of unproductive citizens. obama can point to this a an ideal model of the future of the united states on the campaign trail…

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    • BBow
      Posted on August 13, 2012 at 10:54pm

      @ Skimmer, Can a person of fact actually say that Glenn makes 100Million? When making the money I am referring to the act of placing the money in a sole owned by himself account. I am going to stretch and say no. I can wait though.

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    • mikegray24
      Posted on August 14, 2012 at 12:54am

      skimmer, there‘s probably barely a square inch of earth that hasn’t been taken from one group by another at some point throughout human history. How long do we need to carry the white guilt? I’m not justifying any of the bad stuff that happened in history, but I‘m also not taking the blame either because I’ve never taken land from anyone. I don’t begrudge anyone for making money with a casino, but I also don’t owe anyone anything either. Let’s either all become Americans and pay our taxes and live under the same state and federal laws, or let’s put up border fences and give the tribes complete national sovereignty. Treaties or not, having different classes of citizens isn’t what America is about.

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    • wickedstic
      Posted on August 14, 2012 at 8:48am

      You’re wrong on that count… They do not pay state tax, which is a boon, but they do pay federal tax.

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  • Windsong
    Posted on August 13, 2012 at 8:11pm

    Welcome to freedom and capitalism in America. The only sad part of this story is that none of these millionaires find it necessary to work. If Mr. Obama gets a second term, the dollar will be useless and the children of all these tribes will be completely helpless and demand that the rest of the Nation take care of them. Can they can their own foods, grow their own gardens, fish and hunt out of necessity or build a solid structure to live in?
    I have little respect for men and women who take all they have, yet give nothing in return. At least give your children an example by volunteering time and money to those less fortunate.

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    • Jennifer_D
      Posted on August 13, 2012 at 9:09pm

      “However, not too long ago most tribe members lived in “a motley collection of beat-up trailer homes, melting snow for bath water when wells froze over because they lacked indoor plumbing,” the New York Times reports.”

      I would challenge you to look at the problems that already exist within Native American tribes as a result of government intrusion. They are the poster child for living proof that the government has no place simply giving $ to people. It does not fix the underlying issues that exist and in many cases makes them worse. Drug/alcohol abuse, domestic violence, poverty, education levels, none of those issues can be addressed by throwing money at a problem and saying you have “helped” a minority.

      I am sure a garden would look lovely on the reservation amongst the dilapidated and abandoned houses! I am sure there is plenty of game to hunt on the reservation too! Do you can all of your food? Do you have your own garden? Do you hunt and fish for all of your meat? What about building a solid structure to live in? Did you build the house you live in?

      I have little respect for people who speak out of ignorance. There are 2 sides of a coin and as terrible as it may be in some instances how people CHOOSE to spend THEIR money thank goodness for freedom and capitalism in America!

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    • wickedstic
      Posted on August 14, 2012 at 8:54am

      The article was not accurate as to the unemployment rate. Many of the members have created businesses on the reservation, even more have created them off the reservation.

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  • KingCanon
    Posted on August 13, 2012 at 8:04pm

    Gone are the days when the old Cherokee Indian Chief
    sat out in front of the Indian novelty stores posing with
    kids in photos for a buck! errr…. I mean dollar.

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  • RAGEAGAINSTTHEMACHINE
    Posted on August 13, 2012 at 8:02pm

    Exactly! Glenn needs to check out Stossel’s special report about Indians/tribes.

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  • DEMOCRATS.ARE.EVIL
    Posted on August 13, 2012 at 7:57pm

    This has to be one of the biggest frauds ever perpetrated. If I were a gambler, and I’m not – I personally hate gambling, I‘d wager the majority of the members of most of these tribes with casinos aren’t any more Native American than I am.

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    • SCREW-WINDOWS
      Posted on August 14, 2012 at 4:11am

      You are probably right the light was shown on casino’s with Jack Abramoff but thats as far as it went no one kept digging into the rest of the corrupt people on the hill they just dropped it.

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  • progressiveslayer
    Posted on August 13, 2012 at 7:57pm

    When will Warren make the claim she’s a member of their tribe?

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  • TESLA
    Posted on August 13, 2012 at 7:56pm

    Funny. I once had this idea to write a story entitled Planet of The Aborigines where white astronauts crash land on Earth 2000 years from now and find that the Indians have taken back all the lands and the whites are now concidered to be the poor savages. (An obvious play off of Planet of the Apes). Well, after reading this article, I have to say, maybe this is how it all plays out….

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  • thejackal
    Posted on August 13, 2012 at 7:55pm

    Actually they don’t pay any Federal income tax and I doubt that their state taxes them either. Damn, time for another American – Indian War methinks.

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    • TikeSissy
      Posted on August 13, 2012 at 8:27pm

      Until recently they were forced to live like dogs. Funny, no post showing your concern for their well being.Let them do a little better in life and ol’ White *******,“ THE FEARFUL JACKAL” stands up spit’en crumbs and spilling beer, demanding there be another war.

      Just out of curiosity. How many beer can’s you crush on your cranial bone after reading this article?

      And to Quote you“ME THINKS”

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    • Marine25
      Posted on August 13, 2012 at 8:39pm

      Please go say that on any reservation. See how tough you are. I’ll drive.

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    • JakeEllis
      Posted on August 13, 2012 at 8:40pm

      After what our predecessors did to the Indian culture, I am very glad to see this group doing so well. ‘another war’ I think not. I have a difficult time coming to terms with how the native Americans were treated, and hope this good fortune continues.

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    • Bruce P.
      Posted on August 13, 2012 at 9:13pm

      So, let’s get this straight, you hate the federal government for taxing us, but you want to kill Indians because they don’t pay taxes…

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    • pissantno.10
      Posted on August 13, 2012 at 9:21pm

      sissy they were not forced to do any thing . they chose to live they way they did. i have lots of indian friends they are hard working people. but when the goverment gave them all the welfare they wanted lots of them chose to be come drunks

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    • wickedstic
      Posted on August 14, 2012 at 8:57am

      You’re wrong… they do pay federal tax.

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  • AllLost
    Posted on August 13, 2012 at 7:53pm

    Thank God for America….or at least the one I used to know and hope to know again.

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  • bikerdogred1
    Posted on August 13, 2012 at 7:50pm

    Just think how many blacks they get to feed.

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  • cassandra
    Posted on August 13, 2012 at 7:49pm

    hey obama their making money from CAPITALISM are you going to attack them too ???????????

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  • F_This
    Posted on August 13, 2012 at 7:49pm

    It may be time for them to start paying their “fair share” to the US government. How many years of not paying taxes does it take to make up for us kicking them off their land? At a million per person, it shouldn’t take long.
    I thought Obama said the wealthy needed to pay their fair share anyway, or does that only apply to white people?

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    • Bruce P.
      Posted on August 13, 2012 at 9:16pm

      Genocide and conquest — a million a year to just 400 people does not make up for it by any stretch.

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    • jamespubliusmadison
      Posted on August 13, 2012 at 9:25pm

      An Indian tribe tried to impose a 10% sales tax on alcohol sold by white American business owners on land they disputed was their own near a reservation in northeast Nebraska. Somehow the courts have failed to rule in over 10 years of litigation and lawyer fees, which the community voted for a 1 percent increase in local sales tax to help fight the absurdity of it all. Taxing gasoline sales was next on the tribe’s agenda. Where was anyone in the national media on this story? Not only is this a nation operating within a nation, but they’re also trying to impose taxes on people of different racial decent without representation. What were the American Revolution, Civil War and numerous Indian wars fought for if the state of Nebraska and the U.S. government can‘t decide if they’re going to allow this in fear of setting off a firestorm in the liberal media? Perhaps someone with any moral integrity should take a stroll through Omaha “nation” and report on what a real welfare state looks like. If the crumbling Olympic facilities in Beijing deserve special attention from the Blaze, maybe they should take a look at millions of U.S. dollars going to waste right here in plain sight…

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  • alpha2omega47
    Posted on August 13, 2012 at 7:48pm

    They deserve every penny of it.

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    • Do The Right Thing
      Posted on August 13, 2012 at 11:15pm

      @A20O47: You are 100% correct, my friend. My long term ladyfriend is a native American, and they do deserve all the good that comes their way. One example is as follows, when she was a girl, when native American children went to the dentist, the dentist did not fill cavities, he extracted the affected tooth. “Indian teeth aren’t worth saving”. This was the attitude of the 60s and 70s, and probably more recently. I have many other examples of such treatment under the BIA of the past. No, her parents were not bums, they were both blue collar, however, our gov’t and media had done such an effective job of smearing their culture, they accepted such treatment. Thank Goodness for the Casinos they now have. The modernizing of their culture has been both good and bad, but thank God they are able to improve their lives, and may they be fortunate enough to educate the upcoming generation in a good way. I can still remember how the media treated the Indians when I was growing up, (remember those savages on ‘Gunsmoke’, for example?) I‘m fortunate that the media wasn’t poisoning people of my ancestry, I guess…

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  • cassandra
    Posted on August 13, 2012 at 7:47pm

    maybe someone should tell the communist van jones remember him screaming give them the money

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    • Link8on
      Posted on August 13, 2012 at 11:11pm

      The buffet there was fantastic.

      I recall asking some staffers there how many were from the “Tribe” and the manager replied that the tribe was so rich, that they retired, so he was able to get that job.

      After dinner, we got gasoline near the casino for about $ 0.40 less / gallon than the metro Minneapolis area.

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    • Link8on
      Posted on August 13, 2012 at 11:19pm

      Their casino gave me free parking for 4 hrs, and I still have some of the single use sanitary wet wipes they gave me as a souvenier.

      In Obama’s home town, parking is costly , 7 days a wk until after 9PM.

      The workers at the casino also appeared happier and much more productive.

      That tribe, throught the generosity of thier casino, has earned my goodwill, while the City of Chicago, a so called “City that Works” has earned my ire. Chicago really made me do a lot of worthless work after they wrongfully towed my truck away.

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  • FREEDOMoverFEAR
    Posted on August 13, 2012 at 7:47pm

    So wait when the Government controlled them by not allowing them to own and operate casinos they were poor and when the Government got out of the way they became financially successful. Where’s the news story?

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  • Exrepublisheep
    Posted on August 13, 2012 at 7:42pm

    Good for them.

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  • Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
    Posted on August 13, 2012 at 7:41pm

    SHHHH, Don’t tell Elizabeth Warren, she will want her cut.

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  • lukerw
    Posted on August 13, 2012 at 7:39pm

    Thats it, Give Up Supply & Demand… and just have a Casino Nation!

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  • GoodStuff
    Posted on August 13, 2012 at 7:39pm

    Gambling is for losers. It creates a lazy society where people want money quick, without having to work for it. An entire nation of entitlement brats.

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    • mbck1491
      Posted on August 13, 2012 at 7:53pm

      Only one caveat, 99.9% of the time it doesn’t work out very well. Then they come back again when the get there next paycheck or borrow more money only to find it still doesn’t work out very well. Then it repeats itself again. Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result is the definition of insanity. I guess a lot of people are insane. Case in point some how Obama got in the White House.

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    • Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
      Posted on August 13, 2012 at 8:07pm

      If you are an Obama bundler, you can make all the bad bets you want, the Taxpayer will pick up the tab.

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  • Tri-ox
    Posted on August 13, 2012 at 7:38pm

    Elizabeth “1/32“ Warren wants her ”fair share” of this.

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