"The Red Lake Nation and the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, along with other member tribes of the Minnesota Indian Gaming Association, are opposed to efforts by the White Earth Band of Ojibwe to develop an off-reservation casino in the Twin Cities.
Contrary to claims by White Earth Chairwoman Erma Vizenor, the White Earth proposal is not at all consistent with federal law or the intent of federal Indian gaming policy.
Several years ago, the Red Lake Nation and Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe briefly entertained the notion of participating in a tribal-state joint casino venture driven by White Earth. It quickly became clear that the plan was a one-sided effort by the state to exploit our tribal status for its own financial gain."
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Arthur “Archie” LaRose and Floyd Jourdain, Jr: White Earth’s casino would be bad bet
(The Grand Forks Herald 2/25)
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