The New Buffalo

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Program
The New Buffalo
Producing Organization
Minnesota Public Radio
Contributing Organization
Minnesota Public Radio (St. Paul, Minnesota)
The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia (Athens, Georgia)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip-43-12893g0n
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Description
Program Description
"American Indians are arguably the most marginalized group in U.S. society. Those living on Indian reservations consistently rank at or near the bottom in statistics measuring economic and physical well-being. "There is growing evidence that casino gambling is 'The New Buffalo,' the first real chance for American Indians to restore their communities to economic health. "We believe that our report is the first by radio journalists that goes beyond the numbers and the politics to explore the impact of casino money on the lives of Native Americans. "Indian casinos in Minnesota are earning more money than in any other state; we were in the right place to do this story. "We visit three Minnesota Indian reservations, where the effects of tribe-owned casinos range from the astonishing -- making the Shakopee Dakota tribe suddenly rich -- to the hardly noticeable (on the Red Lake Ojibwe reservation). We hear personal stories from tribe members who've emerged form generations of poverty. We also learn that the large majority of Native Americans are nearly as poor as ever, and that alcoholism rates are unchanged even on the richest reservations."--1993 Peabody Awards entry form.
Description
The New Buffalo - a special Mainstreet Radio broadcast about American Indian casinos. There will be a documentary, special reports and a call-in program recorded from the Grand Casino Mille Lacs near Garrison, Minnesota. Casino gambling has been called the "New Buffalo" - a chance for American Indian communities to build their economies. In Minnesota, where Indian casinos are bringing in more money than in any other state, tribal leaders say gambling profits are wiping out poverty and unemployment on some reservations. Given time, they say, the deep social problems in Native communities can also be solved with the help of casino money.
Broadcast Date
1993-04-12
Asset type
Program
Genres
Call-in
News
Topics
News
Media type
Sound
Duration
00:21:25.104
Credits
Producing Organization: Minnesota Public Radio
Publisher: Minnesota Public Radio
AAPB Contributor Holdings
KSJN-FM (Minnesota Public Radio)
Identifier: cpb-aacip-a9707e5a9f4 (Filename)
Format: 1/4 inch audio tape
Duration: 01:02:08
The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia
Identifier: cpb-aacip-dfe0ce4415e (Filename)
Format: 1/4 inch audio cassette
Duration: 00:22:00
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Citations
Chicago: “The New Buffalo,” 1993-04-12, Minnesota Public Radio, The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed April 25, 2024, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-43-12893g0n.
MLA: “The New Buffalo.” 1993-04-12. Minnesota Public Radio, The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. April 25, 2024. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-43-12893g0n>.
APA: The New Buffalo. Boston, MA: Minnesota Public Radio, The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-43-12893g0n