The existing Gray Wolf Peak Casino in Evaro, Montana. Photo from GWPC
Some leaders of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of Montana are questioning a $27.4 million casino expansion and economic development project. Plans call for a new 40,000 square-foot Gray Wolf Peak Casino in Evaro with more gaming machines, a hotel with 70 rooms, spa facilities, a new restaurant and a lounge. But some council members are worried about spending money for a facility on land that elders consider to be sacred. "It just really saddens me to think, if this goes through, what the future of our people will be," council member Shelly Fyant told The Missoula Independent. The council, however, voted to move forward with the project and to provide funding "up to the point of construction," the paper reported. The casino site was once home to sweat houses and to prominent tribal leaders, according to elder Louis Adams "To me, what’s lost is the things you saw before,” Adams told the paper. “It might be in your mind, but still, all those things are gone. All you see is an expanded building and a lot of cars and a lot people." Get the Story:
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