This e.ssay evaluates the tribal-state compact process, as one of several alternative, nonadversarial processes, warranting attention. It argues that, because of its binding character and relatively low cost (in contrast to litigation), and because it is based in the idea of tribes and states exhibiting mutual re.spect, the compact process is an advanced version of negotiation and bargaining that tribes and states should consider where appropriate.
Literature ReviewConflicts, and occasional amicable agreements, over subjects as diverse as education, taxation, law enforcement, Indian burial sites, water, hunting and fishing practices, the environment, and, the most recent and one of the most explosive issues.