Tribe's Canyon Skywalk May Bring Riches, but Also Deepens Divide
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GRAND CANYON WEST, Ariz., March 7 -- Shortly after noon on Wednesday, the last few feet of a steel and glass skywalk was rolled out over the southwest rim of the Grand Canyon, a 2-million-pound engineering marvel that the Hualapai Indians hope will boost tourism to their remote ancestral land and...
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SAN MANUEL INDIAN RESERVATION, Calif. -- Once steeped in poverty, the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians has become one of the nation's wealthiest tribes, thanks to casino gambling.
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Indian tribes' economic gains go beyond casinos.
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TO THE EDITOR:           After visiting some of the western public forests, grasslands and parks, I understand much better about the scars left from drilling and mineral exploration. Vehicle tracks will be there for centuries just like the wagons of early settlers have left their mark.
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Wealthy American Indian tribes, including many that have made millions from gaming, are exploring ways to share their wealth with poorer tribes, tribal leaders said Monday
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Sacramento -- The Indian tribe that caused an uproar with its plans for a mammoth, 5,000-slot casino in the center of San Pablo has offered to scale back its ambitions and accept a deal for only half as many machines, tribal leaders advised the governor
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By Vicki Smith Associated Press  FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. -- At the bottom of the 174 wooden steps from the Canyon Rim Visitor Center to the lookout on the New River Gorge, Jim Dill removes his woven straw hat, as if he has entered a holy place.
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In the caves of South Africa's  Cederberg mountains, an ancient people left a legacy of rock  art that could teach modern man a valuable lesson or two about  living in harmony with nature.
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By Suzanne Travers  Hikers and walkers in Garret Mountain Reservation will be able to take in the view of North Jersey and the Manhattan skyline without getting their shoes muddy thanks to a $25,000 federal grant.
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EPHRAIM, Utah - For more than a decade, a 9,000-member polygamist sect that believed civilization was about to end was borrowing money like there was no tomorrow.
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Some nonbelievers may roll their eyes at the mention of Soap Lake's reputed healing powers, a gift of geology that left an embarrassment of minerals in its saline waters and underlying black mud.
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Because you've got some lovely land near Zion National Park in southwest Utah, you may be interested in a bill that came before a House committee (last) week. It would sell up to 24,300 acres of open land belonging to you (and your fellow Americans) for development. ...
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Deals with Native American tribes boost further expansion of gaming in the state.
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Vijay Singh&#39;s rise to No. 1 in golf could be a tonic for old ethnic divisions in Fiji, even if it takes a while for his achievement to sink in.
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For 12,000 years or more, Columbia River tribes gathered nearby to do business with distant tribes. Now they want to come back &#151; to deal blackjack and poker.
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SILVER SPRING, Maryland  - As Wendy Friar put the final touches on a health screening and powwow for Maryland's American Indian community, she had doubts about how the combination would be received.
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By Cathy Locke, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Jun. 7--It's not often that a pipeline project spawns an archaeological dig.