I realize that it's generally the federal --corporation involved with this, but in our area, local governments are most definitely involved in this. It's a bit of a clusterfuck actually- a few years back a guy who doesn't live far from me, drove his truck through the window of a local office, this after someone else set fire to a building. And the two tribes are at war with each other, one claiming the other has 'sold out'. There was a picture in the paper of one of our local politicians shaking hands with the chief of one of these tribes, then next I heard that Chief's place was vandalized. I can't remember who is on what side at this point. I know that they settled for a sum of money for one piece of land they were contesting, I'll have to find out if the others are ongoing.

There is a really large reservation near Batavia though. I love going there for the simple fact that no local law enforcement is allowed lol.