more self-sufficient, and better positioned to fund their own sovereign functions, rather than relying on federal funding.” Id. at 810 (Sotomayor, J., concurring). Congress has declared its “commitment to the maintenance of the Federal Government’s unique and continuing relationship with, and responsibility to, individual Indian tribes and to the Indian people as a whole through the establishment of a meaningful Indian self-determination policy . . . [and] to supporting and assisting Indian Tribes in the development of strong and stable tribal governments, capable of administering quality programs and developing the economies of their respective communities.” 25 U.S.C. § 5302(b). The Executive Branch has consistently affirmed this policy. See e.g. , Exec. Order No. 13175, Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments, 65 Fed. Reg. 67249, § 2(c) (Nov. 6, 2000); Exec. Order No. 13647, Establishing the White House Council on Native American Affairs, 78 Fed. Reg. 38879, § 1(a) (June 26, 2013). In Cabazon , the Court recognized that “federal interests in Indian self- government, including the goal of encouraging tribal self-sufficiency and economic development, are important, and federal agencies, acting under federal laws, have sought to implement them by promoting and overseeing tribal bingo and gambling enterprises,” and the Indian casinos provided “the sole source of
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