Author: Owen Herne

High water levels, COVID-19 pandemic, slow Epoufette Harbor completion

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. (Press Release) – The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians’ Epoufette Harbor Development Project has been delayed due to high water levels on Lake Michigan and the COVID-19 pandemic response by the tribes and the US Army Corps of Engineers. Sault Tribe is developing a tribal fishing access and mooring[...]

June 1, 2020

Coquille tribes proposed Medford casino denied by feds

(Photo courtesy of The Cedars at Bear Creek / Facebook) MEDFORD, Ore. — The Coquille Tribe of Oregon’s southern coast expressed shock and anger on Thursday night after a decision by officials with the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs to deny their proposal to build a casino in Medford. The casino project, dubbed The Cedars[...]

June 1, 2020

Yurok Tribe Begins Operating Stone Lagoon Visitor Center June 1

On February 12, representatives from the Yurok Tribe and California Department of Parks and Rec signed a landmark agreement for the Tribe to operate the Stone Lagoon Visitor Center. Press release from the Yurok Tribe: On June 1, 2020, the Yurok Tribe will officially begin operating the Stone Lagoon Visitor Center, following the completion of[...]

June 1, 2020

State briefs for Sunday, May 10

The Great Seal of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the basement of the state Capitol. 2004, BOB BROWN, TIMES-DISPATCH///////// NORFOLK — Officials in Norfolk decided Tuesday that a waterfront casino project would move forward, but would no longer be built on Pamunkey Indian Tribe land. The Norfolk City Council rescinded a previously approved deal with[...]

June 1, 2020

Details for RFQ IHS Joint Venture

Ponca Tribe of Nebraska Notice of Request for Qualifications For IHS Joint Venture Construction Project/Ambulatory Medical Facility Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for Architectural Services of Construction projects pertaining to the Indian Health Service, Joint Venture Construction Project, Ambulatory Medical Facility are to be addressed to Ponca Tribe of Nebraska, % Christine Minarik, POB 288, 2523[...]

May 29, 2020

‘A social distancing pow wow in my own house’: With her every brushstroke, painter feels ties to friends from pow wows, tribe history

Annette Price, foreground, palette in one hand and brush in the other, prepares to paint in her sun room/studio inside the family home in the Varina district of eastern Henrico County, VA Monday, May 18, 2020. Annette, wife of Terry Price, Chief of the Wolf Creek Cherokee Tribe, has been doing oil paintings of friends[...]

May 29, 2020

Asserting Sovereignty, Indian Casinos Defy California’s Governor and Reopen

Gregory Bull/Associated Press MORAGA, Calif. — It was a high-stakes gamble: a chance to win big at the slot machines but risk getting infected with the coronavirus . Braving a cold drizzle last week, hundreds placed their bet, lining up for hours in front of the Viejas Casino and Resort, a glass-and-stone Indian casino east[...]

May 29, 2020

Ilani casino reopens with measures to reduce odds of catching COVID

Two patrons sit divided by Plexiglas at a table while playing Spanish 21 at ilani casino in Ridgefield Thursday afternoon. The Cowlitz Tribe’s ilani casino resort opened for the first time Thursday since it closed March 16 because of the novel coronavirus pandemic. COWLITZ INDIAN RESERVATION — The Cowlitz Indian tribe’s ilani casino reopened its[...]

May 29, 2020

KSUT broadcasting new signal from Ute Mountain

After three years of work, KSUT has connected the two sisters tribes of Southwest Colorado through Tribal Radio, with a new FM signal broadcasting off Hermano Peak on Ute Mountain. The signal went live May 14 at 100.9-FM. KSUT would like to sincerely thank the Ute Mountain Ute tribe for their cooperation and support in[...]

May 29, 2020

Coquille Tribe’s application for casino project in Medford rejected

NORTH BEND, Ore. — The Bureau of Indian Affairs has denied the Coquille Tribe’s application for a casino project in Medford according to the Tribal chairman. In a press release Thursday night, Coquille Tribal Chairman Brenda Meade criticized a Bureau of Indian Affairs’ decision to end consideration of the tribe’s application to take land into[...]

May 29, 2020

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