Book Review: First Nations Gambling (original) (raw)

2011, Aboriginal Policy Studies

The editor and primary author of this collection of essays is also the author of a major study published in 2006, Gambling with the Future: the Evolution of Aboriginal Gaming in Canada. This latest book provides a current view of the First Nations gambling in Canada on a number of fronts: legal, social, cultural, psychological, political, and economical. Its contributors are academics of law, psychology, social science, and public health, as well as professionals working in psychiatry, law, and community development. The book is divided into four sections: legal historical issues, socio-economic and research considerations, health, and challenges and First Nations gambling. The strength of this book lies in its multidisciplinary approach to the topic; its weakness is insufficient engagement with Indigenous knowledge about historical and contemporary facets of gambling.

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