Voters in Calif. city approve tribal agreement

Thursday, March 4, 2004  

Voters in Hesperia, California, voted 59 percent to approve an agreement with the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe that would pave the way for a casino.

The tribe will give the city between $6.5 million and $6.8 million annually if a casino is approved.

The tribe is based in Death Valley but says its aboriginal territory includes Hesperia.

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