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S eci a I... S orts... Li fest les... BAR & VANDALS YOU RESAU RANT LOOK TO CAN' GUIDE GROUND TAKE IT THE EAGLES WITH P. 7 YOU P. 'I 0 P. 13 ~ a ~ Native American gambling discussed at roundtable CORGATELLI By BRANDY history behind the lake and gam- all, left-over class and includes "Unlike any other <Indian) "This is denying and contesting Staff Writer bling issues for the nearly 100 any games not in class one or two. issues...this is directly in'he any claims to tribal sovereignty," voters," Two hot topics involving people attending. These games are to be regulated hands of Colson said. Colson said. However, Colson said, voters Colson said the U.S. govern- Indians in Idaho, casino gam- On the gambling question, through.a joint state and tribal always show a wide degree of ment has pursued a of self- bling and ownership of the Couer "The discussion probably starts effort. policy for the last 20 d'lene Lake, were addressed by best in 1988 when Congress Last spring, several tribes told variance on an issue depending determination Presidents from different UI Law professor Dennis Colson passed the Indian Regulatory the state they wanted to start upon how a question is asked. In years. the including John- Wednesday afternoon. Gaming Act," Colson said. some forms of casino gambling this case, gambling question political parties, state- The discussion was the second The act establishes three diffe- on tribal land. The Idaho officials is not being asked correctly to the son and Nixon, have made to Colson. ments Indian sove- in the monthly university round- rent classes of games. The first said they would let the voters voters, according supporting bal- What's state Ida- table series on "Native American two classes include traditional make the decision and put the The question on the Idaho reignty. the of clar- ho's Issues in Idaho." Col son tribal games, bingo and card gambling issue on the November lot is whether voters want to current policy? "The is described the complicated legal games. Class three is the catch- 3 ballot. ify current state gambling laws answer to that, I think, and outlaw casino-type gam- both," Colson said. These two lat- bling. It says nothing of the real est issues show a leaning toward reason for the voter initiative, the policy by the state of not which is that some tribes want accepting Indian sovereignty. casino gaming strictly on their But there also have been numer- own land, according to Colson. ous negotiation successes in the "As an Idaho voter, there is state of Idaho in the 1980s, reason for offense <at the way this according to Colson. has been worded)," Colson said. In. Idaho, peyote for religous This initiative masks the real ceremonial use has been de- issue that Indian sovereignty on criminalized and tax laws on their own land is being chal- Indian land have been ratified. lenged, Col son said. The most significant accomplish- Colson discussed the claim of ment has been on the Fort Hall the Nez Pierce'tribe to the Couer Indian reservation claims to d'lene Lake in the context of Snake River water in Southern general treatment to tribal Idaho. claims. "An agreement has been work- There have been two ed out which is satisfactory to approaches in the past and pre- both parties <the state and the sent for dealing with tribes in leg- tribe) and has been ratified by al matters. One is Indian self- Congress," Colson said. determination, which recognizes The Couer d'lene tribe is still tribes as sovereigns who have the struggling to get through legal same weight at the negotiating procedure barriers and hasn' table as the governmertt does. even got to the substance of their The other is called termination. claims, Colson said. The effects of Autumn can be seen around campus. I JoE sTRoHMEvER PHoTo l Sheriff uses teamtvork as an effective tooL 'Doo dads'nvent-ed for disabled BETSY CARVER cost up to ten thousand dollars applies not only to crime prevention, drug edu- By Staff Writer and can be as expensive as year- By TANYA MADISON cation and human rights programs. car maintainance. re-elected wants to do ly Editor-in-Chief Buxton said that if he There are approximatly Fifield hopes the project will more work with human rights. "We need to 30,000 in Idaho who Latah County Sheriff Ken Buxton is hoping people help people receive the technol- bring this issue to the forefront," he said. "It is have disablities. These that his experience and knowledge of the com- people ogy., and then learn how to use important because Latah County is a special are often in need of assisted munity will off in November's general and maintain it. He also said the pay place to live, and I would hope that everyone technology that is hard to election. program will identify what peo- would receive as warm a welcome as I did aquire to them funchon on Buxton, who has been the sheriff for eight help ple want and need, and work to when I moved here." basis. the expereince makes him the better a daily find ways to make it affordable years, said Buxton's opponent, Republican candidate UI Assistant Professor of candidate "I have a proven track record. I am to them through insurance and Joe Overstreet, questioned Buxton's judgement Counseling and Special Educa- experienced. I believe in this community and I health care. in supporting a deputies'nion. But Buxton tion, Bryce Fifield, and Profes- care about people," he said. The grant for the Assisted thinks that the fears regarding the union are sor of Counseling and Special Buxton believes the biggest issue facing the Technology Project receives unfounded. "Participatory management is a Education, Lee Parks, are direc- department this year is the 1 Percent Initiative. half a million dollars a year in very effective tool," Buxton said. "People tor and co-director respectively If the initiative is passed, the sheriff's depart- government funding over a should have input on how the agency is run, I of a federally funded ment would lose 20 percent of its total revenue, project three year period. don't have a corner on all of the ideas,...l working to increase the avail- Buxton said. "It would mean a significant re- This money has been divided encourage teamwork. We are able to respond to ablity of this technology education in the services we are able to provide into two projects. Half the the situations we do because of teamwork. throughout the state of Idaho. to the community,'fie said. money goes to the Assi stive "No authority has been taken away. No Fifield stated that the goal of "We gear our operation now to service on Technical Resource Centers responsibility has been transferred. All the this is to make assisted demand," he said. "But if the initiative is project throughout the state. This will union means is more input, and I don't think technology more readily avail- passed, non-threatening services would have to keep information available in input is a bad thing," he said. able for those who need it. be adapted to our available resources." Buxton different locations for inter- Buxton said the bottom line in the election "Most people that have disabili- said he fears the initiative would make the sher- ested people to receive resour- should be the issue of experience. Buxton ties are not aware of these tech- iff's office switch from a proactive or preventi- ces and find out who to contact served six as a deputy before being nological devices," he said. tive stance to a strictly reactive one." years for specific needs. sheriff years ago. While in office The devices he talks about The sheriff's office could lose eight deputy elected eight The other quarter of a million has attended training sessions held by the can be anything from "groom- positions, one youth probation officer, one he dollars each management and self-care doo-dads," in grant money prosecutor and two deputy clerk- FBI, management training, jail ing deputy such as button hooks helping year will stay at the University auditor positions. training, incident command and has partici- people dress and undress, to of Idaho for Fificld and his staff "We have experienced a reduction in crime pated in two sheriff's academies. to use for developing informa- enforcement experience "elaborate gadgets" like Aug- by 25 percent in the last five years," hc said. Buxton said his law mcntitivc Communication tion, promotional materials, "There are highs and lows in reporting and we and knowledge of the community give him an Devises that program a voca- and to work with health care are in the middle of a high activity period. It is over Ovcrstrcct. "My job has put me in edge bulary and synthesize a voice and welfare organizations find- now to find the funding and the with a wide range of pcoplc. I know this tough enough contact for someone without one. The time to take care of everything." community and the people of Latah County," Please see DEVICES page 6> more expensive technology can Hc said that his office's proactive approach hc said. "I hope that makes the difference." FRIDAY ARCONAUT Edited by Samantha Groom 2 OCTOBER 16, 1992 News Desk (208) 885-8924 Police say watch your wallets By TANYA MADISON Editor-in-Chief ':,':,:,'::,,::::;,,",::-';;::';;:,,:,;:, -"::::,:,, - 'I Students should hold on to OCr. 7 OcY. 4 their wallets a little tighter than ',:;:::::::::::::::.::::::O' usual.

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