http://www.snagfilms.com/films/title/californias_lost_tribes
ANT 320
Film commentary: “California’s Lost Tribes” (All questions worth 4 points)
- Brenda Soulliere, tribal judge for the Cabazon Band, explains early in the film that the presence of casino money has caused a shift in popular stereotypes of Native Americans in this country. Describe this shift.
- According to the film, why has casino gaming worked on reservations, when so many other attempts to develop viable businesses on Indian land have failed?
- Why have tribes decided to sign gaming compacts with states, even though these compacts have stripped away a piece of tribal sovereignty?
- Why do some states, like California, try to prevent terminated tribes from regaining federal recognition?
- On what basis do non-Indian people protest casinos in California (for example, as depicted in the segment of the film concerning Graton Ranchería and the Rumsey Casino in Capay Valley)?