How tribal members view the changes Associated Press Quotes about what tribal gaming has meant for Wisconsin's American Indian tribes: "It's a godsend. We've ended up getting our people out of the tar-paper shacks in the backwoods and getting them into decent housing." - Ed Littlejohn, Ho-Chunk Nation spokesman. --- "Has it been the panacea to solve all the issues? Certainly not. I think the fact that now we have the indefinite compacts will really assist this tribe. ... Those kinds of impacts that are measurable have been very good to watch." - Bob Chicks, president of the Stockbridge-Munsee. --- "Really, until gaming came along, there were reallly no jobs with any career potential to them." - Oneida member Jerry M. Hill. --- "Gaming hasn't been the economic stimulus for some tribes that Congressional members thought it would be." - Red Cliff chairman Ray DePerry. --- "Most of the people - a lot of 'em - work at the casino or in town, housekeeping and bartending. They're all working when the strawberries and apples are out. You can't have it any better, I look at it that way." - Red Cliff member Jim Gordon.