Chief Joyce Dugan Quotes
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It offered us a means of economic development that might be lasting. But even then, as we made that decision, we didn't know if it would last.
- Chief Joyce Dugan
We were poor, almost totally dependent on the federal government for subsistence. And that's not good for a people to have to depend on someone else. It tears at your spirit. And this is what Indian tribes have gone through throughout the history of this country. Gaming is helping us out of that mentality and now we're helping ourselves and that's exciting.
- Chief Joyce Dugan