Ojibwe tribes consider another casino suit

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MAY 23, 2001

Three Ojibwe tribes whose off-reservation casino was killed by Wisconsin Governor Scott McCallum last week have filed notice of intent to sue a county where the project would have been located.

Should they sue, the Lac Courte Oreilles, Red Cliff and Mole Lake Ojibwe bands would allege St. Croix County officials violated a 1994 agreement. That agreement prohibited officials from saying they opposed the casino.

But the board passed a resolution in January saying they did not support it, not necessarily that they opposed it.

The tribes are suing the Department of Interior for alleged violations of gaming law. They say McCallum shouldn't be allowed to veto their casino, which the Bureau of Indian Affairs approved in February.

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Tribal officials file notice of intent to sue county over casino (AP 5/22)

Relevant Links:
Chippewa Meadows Gaming & Racing - http://www.chippewameadows.com
Gov. Scott McCallum - http://www.wisgov.state.wi.us
Testimony on The Department of Interior's Denial of the Wisconsin Chippewa's Casino Application - http://commdocs.house.gov/committees/gro/hgoHudson.000
/hgoHudson_0f.htm
Letter to Janet Reno from the Committee on Government Reform - http://www.house.gov/reform/letters/210reno.htm