The moral dilemma of high stakes gambling in Native communities

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dc.contributor.authorLittle, Margo, 1947-
dc.date.accessioned2005-01-27T18:44:08Z
dc.date.available2005-01-27T18:44:08Z
dc.date.issued1997-09-09
dc.description.abstractIn Canada today, Native people grapple with an increasingly bleak economy. According to Statistics Canada, only forty-three per cent of Aboriginal people have jobs; whereas, the employment average for other Canadians is sixty-one per cent. The Canadian average annual income is $24,876 but Native Canadians receive $16,560 per annum. Eight per cent of mainstream Canadians receive social assistance; twenty-nine per cent of Natives do (Fisher 16). This perpetual marginalization has spurred many First Nations communities to pursue commercial gaming as a source of economic salvation. In this paper I will examine the legacy of gambling in Native culture and the ethical dilemmas facing bands who attempt to use gaming operations as a solution to economic ills.en
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dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/9815
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/510
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherLaurentian Universityen
dc.subjectGambling--Canadaen
dc.subjectGambling--Native Canadiansen
dc.subjectGaming--Economicsen
dc.subjectGambling--Cultural issuesen
dc.subjectGambling--Social issuesen
dc.subjectFirst Nations--Canadaen
dc.subjectCanada--Native communitiesen
dc.subject.otherGambling Literature
dc.titleThe moral dilemma of high stakes gambling in Native communitiesen
dc.typeThesisen
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