<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishWizara ya Mambo ya Ndani ya Marekani imesoma mbinu mbadala ambazo zitaruhusu makabila kujadili mikataba moja kwa moja na waziri, na kuondoa majimbo katika usawa.  <response>: The Department of the Interior is exploring alternative procedures that would let tribes negotiate compacts directly with the secretary, cutting the states out of the equation. 