Gambling with the future : the evolution of Aboriginal gaming in Canada

Belanger, Yale Deron 1968- (Author).

Record details

ISBN: 9781895830286 (pbk.)
ISBN: 1895830281 (pbk.)
Physical Description: print
231 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm.
Publisher: Saskatoon : Purich Pub., c2006.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-221) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction: A search for clarity -- Gaming and economic development -- Gaming and social pathologies -- Bringing clarity -- ch. 1. The historical perspective -- Gaming as universal norm -- Historic gaming practices in Canada -- Gaming as vice -- Canadian policy -- ch. 2. The evolution of Canadian gaming legislation -- Post-confederation gaming legislation -- The move toward lotteries -- Federal gaming legislation : 1969-1985 -- The provinces start gambling : 1967-present -- ch. 3. The social, political, and economic context -- The shift from wards to self-governing nations -- Indians and economic development : a brief overview -- First Nations statistical profile : 1980-1990 -- Aboriginal self-government and the need for economic development -- ch. 4. American Indian gaming : a brief overview -- The first days of Indian gaming -- The Indian gaming regulatory act (IGRA) -- Gaming and nation building : the Mashantucket Pequot -- ch. 5. Ontario : the legal ramifications -- The genesis of First Nations gaming in Ontario -- The evolution of First Nations gaming in Ontario -- The Shawanaga/Eagle Lake appeals -- The Metis sue the Ontario government -- Mnjikaning First Nation sues the Ontario government --