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Home > News > Narragansett Smoke Shop Feud
August 15, 2003Narragansett Tribe finds new use for smoke shopThe Narragansett Tribe is rechristening its disputed smoke shop today as an educational and informational center. The tribe also plans to use the center to raise money for its legal fight against the state. The two parties are in federal court over the legality of selling tax-free cigarettes on the reservation. The case is likely to be appealed whatever the decision. Get the Story:Smoke shop has new new role (The Providence Journal 8/15) Username: indianz@indianz.com, Password: indianz Tribe opens shop for sovereignty (The Woonsocket Call 8/15) Note: The following comments were posted at the time this story was published. Future comments have been disabled.
I THINK THE NARRAGANSETT NATION AND ANY NATION SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO AS THEY PLEASE ON THEIR LAND.SMOKE SHOPS BRING IN REVENUE FOR THEIR PEOPLE SO THAT THEY CAN SET UP SCHOOL PROGRAMS,DRUG&ALCOHOL PROGRAMS AS WELL.I AM ALSO NATIVE AMERICAN AND WHAT AFFECTS THEM AFFECTS ME TOO. Posted by: morningstar at August 16, 2003 11:10 PMNote: Any comments seen above were posted at the time of publishing. Future comments are disabled.
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