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Noem: Tribes’ checkpoints dispute not just about coronavirus

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem SIOUX FALLS, S.D.- South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem said on Thursday that her stance against Native American tribes operating coronavirus checkpoints on federal and state highways isn’t just about the response to the coronavirus pandemic, but about setting “precedent” on tribes’ ability to shut down traffic in[...]

May 26, 2020

Chehalis Tribe first in the nation to open a distillery on tribal land

A new source for COVID-19 hand sanitizer is part of a history making enterprise in the Pacific Northwest. The Chehalis Tribe is the first in the nation to be allowed to open a distillery following the repeal of a nearly 200-year-old law. It has been in the works for years. A partnership between the Chehalis[...]

May 26, 2020

Video: Oklahoma artist Harvey Pratt talks about the Native American Veterans Memorial under construction in Washington, D.C.

In honor of Memorial Day, watch Oklahoma artist Harvey Pratt, the designer of the National Native American Veterans Memorial, talk about the symbolism of the memorial’s design and how he was inspired to create it in this new interview. As previously reported, the National Museum of the American Indian hosted last September the groundbreaking for[...]

May 26, 2020

Lawsuit against Sequim looks to halt MAT clinic

SEQUIM — Members of Save Our Sequim and Jon Gibson, owner of Parkwood Manufactured Housing Community near Carlsborg, have filed an injunction action against the City of Sequim to stop the processing of the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe’s proposed medication-assisted treatment facility. The Complaint for Declaratory, Injunctive and Mandamus Relief was filed May 5 in Clallam[...]

May 26, 2020

EG casino project delayed, says Wilton Rancheria chair

An illustration of the Wilton Rancheria’s casino-resort project. Wilton Rancheria Chairman Raymond “Chuckie” Hitchcock last week told the Citizen that impacts of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic have delayed the beginning of construction on his tribe’s $500 million casino-resort in Elk Grove. The project site is located on 35.9 acres at Highway 99 and Kammerer[...]

May 26, 2020

Lytton Rancheria agrees to pay Windsor $20 million to access wastewater plant

Windsor will accept a $20 million payment from the Lytton Band of Pomo Indians in exchange for allowing the tribe to connect to the town’s wastewater treatment plant for its large housing development just outside town on tribal land. The Town Council voted 5-0 last week to approve the deal, which was negotiated over the[...]

May 26, 2020

Northern Wisconsin tribe donates 2,000+ lbs. of fish to community

BAYFIELD, WI — Over the Memorial Day weekend in Wisconsin, the Red Cliff Band donated 2,180 pounds of fish to the Bayfield community. It was all part of their ‘Community Fish Project’ aiming to feed the Red Cliff Band members and Madeline Island communities. In the past three weeks, the Band has been purchasing fish[...]

May 26, 2020

Construction complete on Cherokee Nation’s 8 efficiency homes for elders

Tweet One of eight new efficiency homes in the Shade Addition for Cherokee elders. COURTESY Deputy Chief Bryan Warner, Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and Dist. 1 Tribal Councilor Rex Jordan tour one of the Cherokee Nation’s new income-based efficiency homes for elders in the Shade Addition in Hulbert. COURTESY One of eight new efficiency[...]

May 26, 2020

Cahuilla Casino Hotel moves past coronavirus setback, gets ready to open

In this Thursday, March 5, 2020 file photo, Melissa Asmus, director of operations for Cahuilla Casino Hotel, inspects one of the new gaming tables in the new gaming room. The casino will open Wednesday, May 27, nearly two months after its initially planned opening date. (File photo by Andrew Foulk Contributing Photographer) After roughly year[...]

May 26, 2020

Hard Rock’s Bristol Casino Resort Project Receiving Positive Feedback

In Summary: Hard Rock submitted a proposal to build a casino resort in Bristol https://www.gamblingnews.com/storage/2020/03/state-sign-virginia-300×184.jpg Shutterstock.com Bristol City Council received mostly positive feedback regarding the casino resort project, one of five Virginia legislature has approved to be constructed and operated in 5 cities located along the state line. At a public hearing on Thursday city[...]

May 26, 2020

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