Members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee
Indians of North Carolina saw a 12 percent drop in per capita payments.
Each tribal member received $3,892, down from $4,473 last December. Payments are distributed twice a year.
“When the casino was brought in it was to help us live better,” tribal member Charlene Cornwell told The Asheville Citizen-Times. “We were promised that the checks would never go down.”
The payments reflect a drop in business at the Harrah's Cherokee Casino. The tribe laid off 5 percent of the workforce in January.
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Casino payments to tribe drop
(The Asheville Citizen-Times 6/2)
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Eastern Band per capita payments fall 12 percent
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
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