Bureau of Indian Affairs' chief blowing smoke on gaming
Monday, June 21, 2004 at 08:39PM
TheSpook
Indian leaders were puzzled when the Bush
administration chose Anderson for this critical liaison role. Anderson
does not have any tribal government experience. His understanding of
complex federal Indian policy is murky, at best. The only positive
Anderson seems to have is a "If I can do it, so can you" attitude. Anderson's
self-help approach to Indian Country shifts focus away from the federal
government's treaty-bound obligation to fund basic survival services to
Indians. [more]
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