{"product_id":"return-of-the-buffalo-the-story-behind-americas-indian-gaming-explosion-hardcover","title":"Return of the Buffalo: The Story Behind America's Indian Gaming Explosion - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAmbrose Lane\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA small, poverty-stricken California Indian Tribe, the Cabazon Band of Mission Indians, successfully fought a long legal battle for the right to operate the business of their choice on their barren reservation--a gambling casino. This is their story, the authorized history of their epic struggle, climaxing with their victory in a 1987 ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court, the now-famous Cabazon Decision. Their defeated opponents included California's City of Indio and County of Riverside (called one of the most racist in the U.S. by a non-Indian resident) as well as California and 29 other states that joined California's appeal. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is also the fascinating story of the role played by a white family and its radical, socialist patriarch that helped create one of the world's most capital-intensive industries and triggered today's Indian Gaming Explosion throughout America. Hundreds of hours of taped interviews and years of documents, meeting records, and official correspondence are analyzed to give the reader a clear picture of the impact of this new massive capital on tribal life and the development of a possible future without gambling--as officials in league with Nevada and Atlantic City gambling interests continue their efforts to destroy Indian gaming. The Buffalo, literal and symbolic figure of earlier Indian financial independence, has returned in a new form--cash cow casinos.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAMBROSE I. LANE, SR., a board member of the Pacifica Foundation, is a 15 year political\/religious commentator and radio talk show host for WPFW, Pacifica's 50,000 watt station in Washington, DC. He has co-anchored Pacifica's nationwide broadcast of the U.S. Senate's confirmation hearings on the nominations of David Souter and Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court as well as its 1991 coverage of the coast-to-coast peace demonstrations and the Persian Gulf War. Lane's journalism background includes positions as owner-editor of the weekly \u003ci\u003eBuffalo Challenger\u003c\/i\u003e, editor of the \u003ci\u003eNational Reporter\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, editor-publisher of \u003ci\u003eNew Spirit\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, and free-lance contributor to the Washington Post. He has authored hundreds of commentaries on public policy issues, two earlier books, and three chapters in the anthology, \u003ci\u003eThe Race\u003c\/i\u003e. He is currently lecturing at the University of Maryland\/Baltimore County.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 24, 1995\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43769043058823,"sku":"9780897894326","price":162.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/BHHhgblJzL9780897894326.webp?v=1769154723","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/return-of-the-buffalo-the-story-behind-americas-indian-gaming-explosion-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}