Sovereignty and Economy: Tribal-State Conflict in a Time of Recession

Blaine I. Green, head of the Indian Law practice at Pillsbury, discusses in his chapter the relationship between economic development and tribal sovereignty, the impact of the economic recession on tribal and state governments, how states have responded to the recession by seeking to raise revenue from tribes, and the increasing potential for tribal-state disputes relating to off-reservation activity. The full chapter is included in the 2010 edition of the Inside the Mind series on “Emerging Issues in Tribal-State Relations,” published by Aspatore Books.