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Politicians increasingly courting Indian tribes for votes, money.(The Dallas Morning News)
Byline: Arnold Hamilton
NORMAN, Okla. _ Eight years ago, Oklahoma Democratic Party leader Pat Hall alerted a national magazine to what he viewed as an emerging political force: America's Indian tribes.
The reporter was clearly taken aback by the analysis _ especially when Hall explained that American Indians were his neighbors and co-workers.
"Do you live in a tepee?" the correspondent asked.
"No, I live in the suburbs," Hall deadpanned. "And they live wherever they want. We don't live in tepees, and we don't have reservations in Oklahoma."
As the drive for the Democratic presidential nomination enters a crucial stretch, few political insiders would make such mistakes anymore.
Bolstered by casino revenues, successful business ventures and increasingly sophisticated leadership, America's tribes are being courted like never before because they control two coveted electoral assets: votes and money.
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