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In lobbying, tribes must use their own best people

Wilkins, David E.
Indian Country Today (Lakota Times)
03-15-2006
Jack Abramoff's indecent and illicit lobbying affair has received ample --
if long-overdue -- attention in the news. And while Abramoff's nefarious,
if not unprecedented, activities threaten to ensnare several national (both
tribal and federal) lawmakers and may lead to much-needed lobbying reform,
more attention needs to be paid to one of the key constituencies in this
sleazy imbroglio: the American Indian nations who were directly involved
with Abramoff and his partner, Michael Scanlon.

As someone who studies indigenous politics for a living, I, like others who
knew about the tribes' increasing reliance on well-connected Washington
...

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