The Fort Sill Apache
Tribe of Oklahoma saw little opposition to its plans for a casino in southern New Mexico at a community forum on Wednesday.
The Deming Headlight said only one person spoke out against the casino. Nearly everyone else in the audience of about 200 welcomed the idea, the paper said.
"I'm really moved," Chairman Jeff Haozous told the paper. "It's really touching."
The tribe, however, has to convince state and federal officials to support the plan. The Mescalero Apache
Nation also opposes the casino.
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(The Deming Headlight 12/9)
Federal Register Notice:
Proclaiming
Certain Lands as Reservation for the Fort Sill Apache Indian Tribe (November
28, 2011)
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