Tribe Sovereignty For Dummies

Re: E-mailer backs Benewah County Sheriff Robert Kirts /Huckleberries Online

The Coeur d’Alene Tribe is a sovereign nation. It is a federally recognized tribe and its members are citizens of the United States. Indian tribes are recognized in the U.S. Constitution and Indian legislation that followed throughout the history of this country. Coeur d’Alene Tribal members pay federal income taxes. They do not pay state income tax for work done on the reservation. They do pay property taxes on land not held in trust by the federal government. Indians have a proud history of defending the United States against all enemies. There are nearly 200,000 Indian veterans in the U.S. who served in various wars. Currently five members of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe are in the military. The Coeur d’Alene Tribe employs nearly 2,000 people and 65 percent of those people are non-tribal. The Tribe’s economic impact on North Idaho is huge. We are talking hundreds of millions of dollars/ Marc Stewart , Coeur d’Alene Tribe spokesman. More here .

Question: Any other questions re: tribe sovereignty and economic impact of Coeur d’Alene Tribe on Benewah County and North Idaho?