California Tribes Anticipate New Federal Rules

While new rules proposed by the federal government for recognizing tribes that existed after 1934 would have a wide-ranging effect nationally, several California tribes are watching their progress with...

Published July 21, 2014

Mass Town Seeks to Join Federal Lawsuit

The Martha’s Vineyard town of Aquinnah has asked to be allowed to join the lawsuit between the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) and the State of Massachusetts over...

Published July 21, 2014

Progress At Oklahoma Indian Casinos

Stream-bed issues requiring approval from the Army Corps of Engineers will push the opening of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation's $335 million River Spirit Casino (l.) in Tulsa to 2016....

Published July 21, 2014

Twin Arrows Receives Four- Diamond Status

AAA recently bestowed upon Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort in Flagstaff, Arizona its coveted Four Diamond Rating for its unique architecture, customer satisfaction and Navajo influences in amenities and...

Published July 21, 2014

Interior Rejects Application From Kansas Tribe

The Kansas Attorney General's office said the Wyandotte Nation's application to have land in Park City taken into federal trust has been rejected by the Interior Department. Officials said...

Published July 14, 2014

New Senate Indian Committee Chairman: Fixing Carcieri Will Be Tough

Jon Tester (l.), the new chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, has a lot on his plate, including the herculean task of convincing fellow senators to support...

Published July 14, 2014

BIA Ruling Moves Arizona Casino Closer to Reality

A just-released ruling by the Department of the Interior makes it more likely that the Tohono O'odham tribe of Arizona will be able to build its proposed casino in...

Published July 14, 2014

Rival Tribal Factions to Settle Dispute With Election

The rift that threatened to tear the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians of California to pieces with potential bloodshed could be healed by an election that rival factions have...

Published July 14, 2014

Duluth Council Considers Casino Resolution

Duluth, Minnesota recently imposed a street fee to replace the $6 million in annual revenue it received from the Fond du Lac tribe's downtown casino, until the tribe stopped...

Published July 14, 2014

Ho-Chunk Tribe Maintains Payouts

Ho-Chunk tribal legislators recently voted not to change how trust fund money, generated by successful casino operations, is distributed to 18-year-olds who graduate high school. The payouts frequently are...

Published July 14, 2014

Counselor Billed For Time At Casino

Investigators used mental health counselor Annie G. King's player card at the Hard Rock Tulsa to determine she was gambling there while charging $14,000 for fake appointments at Oklahoma...

Published July 14, 2014

Congressmen Support Catawba Application

Three U.S. Congressmen—with no North Carolina connections—and former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson (l.) recently asked the U.S. Interior Department to approve the land-trust application of the South Carolina-based...

Published July 14, 2014

Politicians Seek Out, Scorn Tribal Donations

Some Republican candidates for national and statewide offices in Alabama seek out and happily accept donations from Native American tribes. Others refuse to accept money from tribes connected with...

Published July 14, 2014

Choctaw Case Goes Back To State Court

The MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians wanted a federal court to hear its case regarding the Mobile County, Alabama Sheriff's Office's seizure of 50 gaming machines in 2013. The...

Published July 14, 2014

North California Casino Ready to Pay off Loan

This could be a record: The Graton Rancheria of Northern California has positioned itself to pay off its $200-million redevelopment loan seven months after opening the Graton Resort and...

Published July 14, 2014

Senecas Open New York Mini-Casino

Seneca Gaming Corp., based in western New York, has opened its newest gaming facility, the Oil Spring Casino in the town of Cuba. The mini-casino has 100 slot machines...

Published July 14, 2014

BIA Clears Way for Arizona Casino

The Indian Affairs division of the Interior Department last week indicated it would approve the request of the Tohono O’odham Nation to take a plot of land into trust...

Published July 7, 2014

Federal Court Agrees With Massachusetts Tribe About Jurisdiction

A federal judge agrees with the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) that its lawsuit with the state of Massachusetts over its desire to build a Class II casino...

Published July 7, 2014

California Wants to Maintain Firearms Ban at Tribal Casino

A two-week federal restraining order banning firearms within 300 feet of the Rolling Hills Casino has done such a good job of maintaining the peace on the strife-torn reservation...

Published July 7, 2014

Cowlitz Tribe To Upgrade Site—Maybe

The Cowlitz Tribe wants to spend $30 million to develop its 152-acre tract in Clark County, Washington, which the Department of Interior has taken into federal trust. But the...

Published July 7, 2014