Expertise and Scale of Conflict: Governments as Advocates in American Indian Politics

How do American Indian tribal governments relate to nearby local governments? Do insights gleaned from these cases illuminate the constraints and opportunities that marginalized groups face within any system of federalism? What circumstances of marginalized governments help or hinder their effective...

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Published inThe American political science review Vol. 105; no. 4; pp. 663 - 682
Main Author EVANS, LAURA E.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, USA Cambridge University Press 01.11.2011
Subjects
Academic Achievement
Advocacy
American Indians
Casinos
Censuses
Community Relations
Conflict
Counties
Doctoral Dissertations
Economic development
Effectiveness
Exhaustion
Expertise
Federalism
Gambling
Government
Government (Administrative Body)
Indians
Indigenous populations
Individualized Instruction
Institutionalization
Interest groups
Intergovernmental relations
Lawsuits
Local Government
Marginalized people
Minority Groups
Native Americans
Native North Americans
Opportunities
Political Science
Politics
Poverty
Social exclusion
Treaty lands
Tribal government
Tribal governments
Tribes and tribal system
U.S.A
United States
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Summary:How do American Indian tribal governments relate to nearby local governments? Do insights gleaned from these cases illuminate the constraints and opportunities that marginalized groups face within any system of federalism? What circumstances of marginalized governments help or hinder their effectiveness? Although some Native American tribes have transformed their fortunes with highly profitable casinos, most continue to face stark disadvantages. Some tribal governments, despite limited opportunities prevail locally by cultivating policy and political expertise. This analysis demonstrates that such expertise can be developed, even when resources are scarce.
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ISSN:0003-0554
1537-5943
DOI:10.1017/S0003055411000347