101. This week, descendants of those Samish traditionalists listened as an anthropologist tried to convince a judge that the tribe is not extinct. 102. Tribes are pleased, but still feel anxious. 103. Tribes with casinos are among the top donors to politicians. 104. Tribe was optimistic that some programs will survive. 105. Tribes are important, he said. 106. Tribes are more apt to contribute to national and local political contenders today because they have so much more to protect. 107. Tribes are mum, too. 108. Unlike Plains Indians, these tribes were not nomadic, and they recreated their lifeways in the wooded areas east and southeast of Tulsa. 109. Which American Indian tribe is the largest? 110. Whether this has proved more efficient is open to debate, especially when a small tribe is involved. |