"The remarkably reserved Hopi people of the Four Corners area caused a small but welcome storm in the Southwest desert recently by voting against gambling.
The Hopis can serve as an example to other tribes - and to states looking for easy revenue by resorting to gambling. With high rates of alcoholism and drug abuse among many Native Americans, the Hopis' choice to avoid another vice is a virtue that can't be ignored."
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Commentary: Hopis Don't Roll the Dice
(The Christian Science Monitor 7/29)
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Commentary: Hopi Tribe says no to gambling
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