National Indian Gaming Commission
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The National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) is a United States federal regulatory agency charged with oversight of Native American gambling enterprises. It was established in 1988 as a result of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.
The Commission maintains its headquarters in Washington, D.C., with five regional offices in Portland, Oregon; Sacramento, California; Phoenix, Arizona; St. Paul, Minnesota; and Tulsa, Oklahoma.
| Trials: | Cherokee Nation v. Georgia • Colliflower v. Garland • Standing Bear v. Crook • Cobell v. Kempthorne • Talton v. Mayes |
| Acts: | Indian Civil Rights Act • Civilization Act • Pueblo Lands Act • Native American Technical Corrections Act • American Indian Religious Freedom Act • Burke Act • Dawes Act • Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act • Indian Child Welfare Act • Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 • Indian Gaming Regulatory Act • Indian Intercourse Act • Indian Removal Act • Indian Reorganization Act • Oklahoma Indian Welfare Act |
| Other: | Public Law 280 • National Indian Gaming Commission • Dawes Rolls • Eagle feather law |