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Re:Why so many Americans claim Cherokee ancestry by protomyth on Friday November 06, 2015 @09:42AM (#10519668)
Technically there are some states that refuse to sign compacts with the tribes. It's a myth its automatic. Further, some states (e.g. North Dakota) do not allow direct payment to tribal members and require the money go to social service programs.

I am getting a bit sick of all the FUD in this area.

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Re:Why so many Americans claim Cherokee ancestry by jnbiche on Tuesday November 10, 2015 @02:01PM (#10541507)
What? FUD? There are a few state exceptions (as there are to just about any US intersection of state and federal law) to what I wrote and you call it FUD?

The fact is, for those states that do give federally-recognized tribes casino rights (ie, most of them), there is not way for a tribe to forfeit that right.

How in the world is that a "myth" or "FUD"? Look, I can understand why you got irritated at the other statement above (of course federal recognition brings benefits other than casino rights!), but I have no idea what you would call this fact a "myth".

If you're pointing out that this would have to come from the states, and not the federal government, then it's a good point (that's what I was referring to my "legal reasons"). But why call this "FUD"?

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