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UNITED STATES: Tribal management of Montana bison range fiercely debated

Confederated Salish and Kootenai tribes are meeting with Bush officials, conservationists, and critics of Indian self-governance over the possibility of transferring management of the National Bison Range to a tribal government. Rumors about the tribe building a casino on the land and discriminating against non-Indian staff are spreading, but the tribes refute such accusations and are discouraged by the misconceptions.