Kathryn Adam Growing up in American Essay #2 April 26, 2001 The American Indians have faced many problems since the arrival of the white man. They have watched their population drop because of newfound sicknesses and wars over their land. Their land has been taken away only to be given back in small regulated sections called reservations. The American Indians have also adapted to many white social problems such as drinking, gambling and drug abuse. They have created …showed first 75 words of 986 total…

…showed last 75 words of 986 total…investors, or government. I want to be clear that I'm not saying that Indians have to be poor in order to be "real" Indians, or that casinos are "bad"; so we shouldn't have them. However, it is my fear that many tribes have rushed into these ventures without a clear understanding of what they wanted to gain from their involvement with gaming, aside from the vague assumption that more money means less problems. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**