You can’t just buy land and “convert” it to sovereign land.
Actually, a Tribe can do so for purposes of gaming compacts. They first need to petition the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs. If BIA approves, the Tribe needs to also negotiate a gaming compact and gain the approval of that state's governor.
In this instance, the Menomonee Tribe of Wisconsin submitted an application to BIA, negotiated an operating compact with the Seminole Tribe of Florida who own the exclusive Indian gaming rights to the use of the Hard Rock Café Casino name brand, gained approval of BIA for their application, lobbied local Kenosha leaders for their support of the proposal and negotiated a proposed gaming compact with the State. The only step remaining was Gov. Walker's approval.
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>> “You can’t just buy land and “convert” it to sovereign land.” <<
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Haven’t you noticed?
The constitution has been ‘converted’ to charmin.
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