Depends on the tribe / band. Some are much better than others. In the US, you can generally see it with the casino profits (well, except for states like North Dakota where the state compact doesn't allow direct payments).
The casino profits frequently benefit a select few who are a part of the club, and then the club doesn't let anyone else in, keeping the profits for themselves. Even if you can show you have 100% native ancestry of your given tribe, it is not a given that you will be allowed to officially become part of the tribe.
Honestly, it just sounds like you’re hand waving the same old line. I’d love to see a citation or two.
My wife’s band settled a huge land claim not too far back. This land claim resulted in a cash payout to all 3000 band members and the rest of the money was put into a trust.
How many members are there of Shakopee Mdewakanton? How many would like to claim membership based on their heritage, even discounting the $X00,000/month check that each member gets?
There appears to be between 400-600 some members and from what I’ve read, it seems like all the members are receiving a nice share of revenue.
How many would like to claim membership?
I don’t know, you tell me. It seems like their membership grew, so I would guess people have claimed membership based on their heritage and that their membership was honored.
Do you have any specific information you can provide or is it all hand-waving and rhetorical questions?
