Posted by:
Tevai
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Date: February 05, 2019 01:33AM
tumwater Wrote:
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> Can you be assigned to a native American tribe and
> be able to share in the casino profits?
I know this is meant in jest, but the problem is real: what about those who do truly have biological ancestry in the Native American tribes who now have casino earnings?
In California, sixty-two Native American tribes own casinos. (California has the second-largest Native American population in the US). [*] (See update below.)
As I understand the general situation, any individual who has or acquires tribal status (a matter which is up to each tribe to determine for themselves) becomes a recipient of their individual share of the profits earned by that tribe's casino(s).
One of the things I remember from taking real estate school classes in Palm Springs was the incredible, shining, good health of all of the Native Americans in our classes. Their skin looked wonderful in every way, their hair was thick and had very deep color and perfect texture, and their grooming (manicures, etc.) was like you usually see on magazine covers. Even when dressed in the usual Levis and flannel shirts, and boots, and long hair for both genders (this was Palm Springs, after all), they looked INCREDIBLE!! (No film company costumer or makeup artist could have done any better than what was their normal, daily, "look.")
I learned something important from those classes that had nothing to do with real estate: When you invest in your health, you're likely to look REALLY good!!
They were in the "right" place, they had ready access to the "right" professionals of all kinds (Palm Springs is a mecca of medical specialists, etc. who cater to affluent patients), and had more-than-sufficient financial resources to take full advantage of what their tribal affiliations provided.
In other areas of the state, this probably wouldn't be quite so obviously true, but in Palm Springs (and in real estate law and real estate practice classes in particular), it was really obvious--especially to those of us who did not have tribal affiliations.
[*] UPDATE: California USED TO BE the state with the second highest population of Native Americans, but is now first in the number of Native Americans....and Oklahoma is now second in the number of Native American residents.
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 02/05/2019 03:25AM by Tevai.