Editorial: County rightly  worried about   Mishewal Wappo casino

Editorial: County rightly worried about Mishewal Wappo casino (February 22, 2011)

"Earlier this month, a contingent of Napa Valley politicians and business people traveled to Washington, D.C. to lobby for legislation to further protect our region against development. Specifically, against the potential development that recognition of a local Native American tribe...

BIA rejects deal for   Stockbridge-Munsee off-reservation casino

BIA rejects deal for Stockbridge-Munsee off-reservation casino (February 22, 2011)

As expected, the Bureau of Indian Affairs rejected a compact to authorize an off-reservation casino for the Stockbridge Munsee Band of Mohican Indians of Wisconsin. The tribe signed the compact with former New York governor David Paterson (D). The deal...

Nottawaseppi Huron Band  shares $9.7M in revenues with state

Nottawaseppi Huron Band shares $9.7M in revenues with state (February 22, 2011)

The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Indians shared $9.7 million in gaming revenues with the state of Michigan. The Class III gaming compact requires the tribe to share 4 percent of slot machine revenue with the state. That's in addition...

County seeks documents for Northern Arapaho land-into-trust

County seeks documents for Northern Arapaho land-into-trust (February 22, 2011)

Commissioners in Hot Springs County, Wyoming, are trying to get more information on a Northern Arapaho Tribe land-into-trust application. The Bureau of Indian Affairs has reportedly agreed to acquire 243 acres in trust for the tribe. But the agency won't...