Leaders of the Delaware Tribe met with Gov. Sam Brownback (R) to discuss the tribe's return to Kansas. Photo from Delaware Indian News
The four federally recognized tribes currently based in Kansas are opposing a potential casino from the Delaware Tribe of Oklahoma. The Delaware Tribe recently acquired 90 acres in Kansas and has made no secret of its plans to re-establish its presence in the state. Chief Paula Pechonick said the land won't be used for a casino but the other tribes aren't convinced. "[T]he odds are strong that the Delaware Tribe, currently based in Oklahoma, will apply to put its newly purchased Douglas County, Kansas land into trust with the eventual hope of gaming," a resolution signed by the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, the Kickapoo Tribe, the Sac and Fox Nation and the Iowa Tribe states, The Lawrence Journal-World reported. The Delaware Tribe has yet to submit a land-into-trust application to the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Get the Story:
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