51.   Federal officials react to a lawsuit filed by nine Indian tribes in New Mexico to force state officials to recognize their right to gamble.

52.   Federal law allows Indian tribes to negotiate state compacts that allow them to profit from gambling, even if state law allows gambling to raise money for charity only.

53.   Federal law gives Indian tribes the right to operate on their sovereign land any game of chance permitted under state law.

54.   Five Indian tribes in the Northwest have collectively claimed Kennewick Man as an ancestor and want to rebury his remains.

55.   Federal recognition is a requirement for an Indian tribe to open a casino.

56.   For example, the law permits broadcast advertisements for gambling conducted by Indian tribes as well as for lotteries run by states and nonprofit organizations.

57.   For instance, the letter said, members of a southwestern Indian tribe told investigators that bureau employees taught them how to obtain wild horses illegally for slaughter.

58.   For the Indian tribes, the bison issue goes much deeper than just a decision on wildlife management.

59.   Fowler wrote letters and placed calls to administration officials on behalf of several generous Indian tribes that were seeking favorable decisions from the government.

60.   Further negotiations with the Indian tribes may be required.