MESA Ariz.
One of the payoffs of gambling on the Gila River Indian Community is education paid for by the tribe.
For decades, most tribal members stayed on the reservation, living in family groups.
But new money, much of it generated from Indian gaming, has changed that.
About 20 percent of the 22,000 registered members of the Gila River tribes live off the reservation.
More than 400 are attending community colleges and universities, mostly in Arizona.
Their education is largely financed by the Gila River tribal government, with the tribe giving out scholarships to anyone seeking a college education.
