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Nov. 3, 2012

Native American tribes and taxation

Individual Native Americans are members of their own tribes, but they are also U.S. citizens. A whole host of legal and regulatory issues springs from this duality.

Robert W. Wood

Managing Partner
Wood LLP

333 Sacramento St
San Francisco , California 94111-3601

Phone: (415) 834-0113

Fax: (415) 789-4540

Email: wood@WoodLLP.com

Univ of Chicago Law School

Wood is a tax lawyer at Wood LLP, and often advises lawyers and litigants about tax issues.

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By Robert W. Wood


At times there can be a palpable tension between Native American tribes and the federal government. After all, American Indian tribes are sovereign nations even though they may be located within the boundaries of the U.S. Moreover, individual Native Americans are members of their own tribes, but they are also U.S. citizens. A whole host of legal and regulatory issues springs from this duality. And then there is the taint and sensitivity of our s...

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