31.   Eagles are central to Hopi religious ceremonies, and the tribe is the only one in the nation that the federal government permits to capture the birds.

32.   Early sales are encouraging, and soon the tribe will be tripling production.

33.   Even some Native American tribes are skeptical of its use.

34.   Few tribes are economically self-sufficient.

35.   First, he said the tribes were able to demonstrate some cultural affiliation with the bones.

36.   For an individual or family, the tribe is security, and security is sustenance.

37.   For more than two centuries, the tribes have been in retreat.

38.   For them, the so-called lost tribes are at best an afterthought, albeit an exotic one.

39.   For this reason, critics say that tiny tribes are vulnerable to exploitation.

40.   Former Hopi Chairman Ivan Sidney said the casino would create yet another social problem in a time when the tribe is fighting alcoholism and the breakdown of families.