Navajo Nation president touts gaming as benefit

Navajo Nation president touts gaming as benefit (September 30, 2005)

Gaming on the Navajo Nation will bring jobs to tribal members, a spokesperson for Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley Jr. said. Shirley has been promoting gaming on the reservation as a means to generate revenue and stir economic development. Several...

Deal reached in failed Menominee  casino deal

Deal reached in failed Menominee casino deal (September 30, 2005)

A deal has been reached in a record $242 million jury verdict against former investors of the Menominee Nation's non-reservation casino in Wisconsin. Nii-Jii Entertainment signed a deal to develop the casino for the tribe. But some of the investors...

Two tribes fund campaign against tribe's casino

Two tribes fund campaign against tribe's casino (September 30, 2005)

Two California tribes with casinos are the biggest contributors to a campaign against another tribe's casino, The Marysville-Yuba City Appeal-Democrat reports. The Rumsey Band of Wintun Indians and the United Auburn Indian Community are solely funding a group called "Citizens,...