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MAY 10, 2001

Get out your favorite broken treaty and your American Indian Law handbook because its Sovereignty Day!

Nine years ago, the Fort McDowell Apache Tribe prevented the FBI from coming onto the reservation to haul away the tribe's slot machines. The tribe's actions led to the expansion of gaming, which today brings in some $800 million every year to Arizona's 17 tribes.

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Tribe celebrates failed raid on slot machines (The Arizona Republic 5/10)
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