You could call it “The tale of two tribes,” one a tribe of millionaires in Minnesota the other a less-fortunate tribe in Oregon. Retired Star Tribune writer Joe Rigert takes a different look at the problem in his new book, “The Dependency Curse: How Reliance on Government and Casinos Damages Native American lives.” Excerpts from the book, published by Amazon, follow:
Editor’s note: In August, the Star Tribune published a two-part series on “Indian families broken apart” from a high rate of children placed in foster care.
