tribal

Example Sentences

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The tribe expects its state funding will be gone by the end of June, and is already laying off personnel from work that tribal leaders hoped would help employ tribal members long term.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

But it can’t be taken literally; otherwise it would include tribal Indians.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

The regulations are a turning point in a decades-long fight between tribal casinos and the cardroom industry.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

“The AGA strongly supports this bipartisan effort, led by senators Schiff and Curtis, to uphold state and tribal sovereignty and protect consumers by ensuring sports- and gambling-related contracts are prohibited.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026

Their tribal governments had three branches: a civil administration, a military, and a branch that dealt with the sacred.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz