In Kahnawake, a community weighs the promise of self-determination against the risks of expansion, as the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake navigates a conditional mandate from its people to grow electronic gaming — but only on terms that keep wealth and accountability rooted in the community itself. Nearly $30 million already flows annually from gaming devices into Kahnawake's own-source revenue, a financial foundation built over three decades that has quietly shifted the balance between dependence and sovereignty. The question before the council is not simply whether to issue more permits, but whe