31.   Mejia said members of her band sacrifice other things without tribal land, such as a private place for cultural celebrations.

32.   Money in the accounts is generated from oil or mineral royalties from tribal lands.

33.   Numerous Indian tribes across the country have taken advantage of the right to offer gambling on tribal lands.

34.   Now, the Kiowas find themselves spread over a checkerboard landscape of white-owned farms, Indian allotments, and small bits of tribal land.

35.   Other economic possibilities for tribes could arise from their ability to sell items duty-free on tribal lands.

36.   Peso said New Mexico can claim no jurisdiction over tribal land.

37.   Some plans, including the use of tribal lands for disposal of toxic waste, have drawn heated opposition.

38.   That crime legislation requires tribal governments to approve legislation supporting capital punishment before prosecutors can seek the death penalty for offenses committed on tribal lands.

39.   That means tapping springs on tribal lands, building bottling plants there, hiring local residents and returning profits to American Indians.

40.   That is particularly true in terms of the two-thirds vote needed to turn the golf course into tribal land.