Listening Lounge: Senate hearing on  gaming

Listening Lounge: Senate hearing on gaming (February 28, 2006)

The Senate Indian Affairs Committee held a hearing on Indian gaming this morning. The witnesses included four tribal and non-tribal people from Oregon, where the Warm Springs Tribes are proposing an off-reservation casino. You can download audio files in MP3...

Cowlitz man ordered to limit contact with tribal critic

Cowlitz man ordered to limit contact with tribal critic (February 28, 2006)

A judge in Washington has ordered David Barnett, a member of the Cowlitz Tribe and spokesperson for the tribe's casino proposal, to limit his contact with an opponent of the casino. Barnett cannot phone or send e-mail to Kamie Biehl,...

Churches: No Turtle Mountain off-reservation casino

Churches: No Turtle Mountain off-reservation casino (February 28, 2006)

"It is with unity and great passion for our community that the Evangelical Pastors Fellowship publicly objects to the building and operating of a casino within the City of Grand Forks. During a Nov. 8, 2004, address to the mayor...

Massachusetts tribe not seen as threat to gaming bill

Massachusetts tribe not seen as threat to gaming bill (February 28, 2006)

The Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts isn't likely to gain approval to open a casino in the state because the review process is too complex, a Democratic state senator said. The tribe says it will have the right to open...