He insists that he has documents to prove that the transaction of selling timber went through and no money was stolen.

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Legal precedent for this was set in 1977, when the Mescalero Apache Tribe of New Mexico, seeking to replace dwindling timber harvesting revenues from their 185, 000-hectare reservation, began selling hunting licenses with terms more liberal than the state's.

FORBES: Magazine Article

Legal precedent for this was set in 1977, when the Mescalero Apache Tribe of New Mexico, seeking to replace dwindling timber harvesting revenues from their 460, 000-acre reservation, began selling hunting licenses with terms more liberal than the state's.

FORBES: Magazine Article