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References
- ↑ "Tohono O'odham Nation – Districts". Tonation-nsn.gov. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
- ↑ Gamez, Tina (September 12, 2013). "Congressman, tribe clash over casino". YourWestValley.com. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
- ↑ Alonzo, Monica (29 April 2010), Wanna Bet? The Tohono O'odham Want to Build a Casino in the West Valley – Now It's Up to the Feds to Make It Happen or Break Another Promise to the Tribe, Phoenix New Times
- ↑ Issue Brief: The United States' Obligation to Replace Damaged Reservation Land (PDF) (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-01-28, retrieved 2015-12-04
- ↑ Fontana 1998, p. 36.
- ↑ "H.R.4216 – 99th Congress (1985–1986)". U.S. Congress. September 23, 1986. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
- ↑ "Gila Bend Indian Reservation Lands Replacement Clarification Act (H.R. 2938)". House Committee on Natural Resources. November 17, 2011. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
Works cited
- Fontana, Bernard (1998), A Guide to Contemporary Southwest Indians , Western Natl Parks Assoc, ISBN 978-1877856778
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