Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introductions -- PART I: Legal Historical Issues -- Chapter 1: Toward an Innovative Understanding of North American Indigenous Gaming in Historical Perspective -- Introduction -- The Courts and Aboriginal Rights -- Historic Indigenous Gaming -- Toward An Improved Understanding Of Gaming/Gambling's Role -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 2: The Mohawks Of Kahnawá:Ke And The Case For An Aboriginal Right To Gaming Under The Constitution Act, 1982* -- Cultural and Historical Evidence -- Legal Tests -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 3: Virtual Sovereignty: Exploring Canadian First Nations Internet Gaming Ventures -- Introduction -- The Internet And Political Sovereignty -- The Nature Of First Nations Sovereignty Claims -- Treaty-Acknowledged Sovereignty And Economic Development -- Conclusion -- Notes -- PART II: Socio-Economic And Research Considerations -- Chapter 4: A Framework For Assessing The Socio-Economic Impacts Of Gambling -- Introduction -- Tabulate All Gambling And Gambling-Related Revenue -- Document Cash Flow To Help Identify Areas Of Focus And The Geographic Parameters Of The Study -- Establish The Geographic/Jurisdictional Parameters -- Use Control Communities/Regions -- Use Longitudinal Designs When Possible -- Measure "Impacts" Rather Than "Costs And Benefits" -- Assess Impacts For Years Before And After The Introduction Of New Gambling Venues/Opportunities -- Measure Impacts In A Way That Best Captures The Impact -- Comprehensively Assess All Potential Economic And Social Changes -- Conduct A Cost-Benefit Analysis Of Monetary "Costs" And "Gains" -- Create A List Of Other Economic And Social Impacts -- Create A Profile Of Impacts That Includes The Net Monetary Cost/Benefit -- Report The Limitations And Parameters Of These Results -- Conclusion -- Notes.

Chapter 5: Gambling Research In Canadian Aboriginal Communities: A Participatory Action Approach -- The Growth Of Gambling In Canada -- Horns Of A Dilemma -- Gambling Policy And Research -- Gambling Research In Aboriginal Communities -- Participatory Action Research (PAR) -- PAR Experiences In Canadian Aboriginal Communities -- Knowledge Gained From PAR Experiences -- PAR Approach To Gambling Research -- Final Comment -- Notes -- Chapter 6: Exploring Gambling Impacts In Two Alberta Cree Communities: A Participatory Action Study -- Introduction -- Method -- Results -- Gambling And Other Addictive Behaviours -- Opinions About Gambling And Gambling Expansion -- Discussion -- Measurement -- Limitations -- Community Recommendations And Future Research -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Chapter 7: First Nations Gaming And Urban Aboriginal Peoples In Alberta: Does An Economic "Fit" Exist? -- Introduction -- First Nations Participation In The Provincial Gaming Industries -- First Nations Entry Into The Alberta Gaming Industry -- Distribution Of Alberta Gambling Revenue -- The Policy Environment -- The Supreme Court And The Urban Aboriginal Community -- First Nations Citizenship And Program Funding -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- Notes -- PART III: Health -- Chapter 8: Gambling And Problem Gambling In North American Indigenous Peoples -- Introduction -- Historical Aspects -- Current Situation -- Current Meaning Of Gambling -- Problem/Pathological Gambling -- Reasons For Higher Rates Of Problem/Pathological Gambling -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 9: Gambling Behaviours Among Aboriginal Peoples: Indigenous And Critical Socio-Ecological Perspectives -- Overview -- The Medicine Wheel -- A Critical Perspective -- Socio-Ecological Perspectives -- Historical And Contemporary Understanding Of Aboriginal Gambling.

Toward A More Holistic Understanding Of Aboriginal Gambling -- Asset-Based And Deficit-Based Language And Gambling -- Discussion -- Opportunities For Future Research -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Part IV: Challenges And First Nations Gaming -- Chapter 10: First Nations Approach To Securing Public Trust: Siga's Corporate Response To The Dutch Lerat Affair, 2000-2004* -- Introduction -- Realizing First Nations Gaming In Saskatchewan: The Setting -- Corporate Image And Consumer Trust -- Method -- Analysis -- Final Thoughts -- Appendix -- Notes -- Chapter 11: Casino Rama: First Nations Self-Determination, Neoliberal Solution, Or Partial Middle Ground? -- Introduction -- Background -- Rama-Mnjikaning First Nation -- Emergence Of Casino Rama -- Neoliberalism In Ontario -- Neoliberal Solution Or First Nations Self-Determination? -- The End, Or A Partial Middle Ground? -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 12: Labour Unions And First Nations Casinos: An Uneasy Relationship -- Introduction -- Historic And Social Foundations Of Resistance -- Contemporary Political Resistance -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Contributors.