Wyandotte Nation prepares to reopen Kansas casino

Wyandotte Nation prepares to reopen Kansas casino (March 22, 2007)

The Wyandotte Nation of Oklahoma is preparing to reopen a casino in downtown Kansas City, Kansas. The tribe owns a small piece of land in the city. It is held in trust but the National Indian Gaming Commission said...

Oneida Nation leader responds to Interior threat

Oneida Nation leader responds to Interior threat (March 22, 2007)

Oneida Nation Representative Ray Halbritter criticized efforts to invalidate the tribe's gaming compact with the state of New York. Halbritter said leaders don't go back on their promises. He said people who are trying to force the tribe to make...

Former Mohawk casino partner in legal hot water

Former Mohawk casino partner in legal hot water (March 22, 2007)

Stanley S. Tollman, one of the first investors in the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe's off-reservation casino in the Catskills, won't ever be able to visit the facility if it is built. That's because he left the county and "retired"...

County sues DOI over Indian land determination

County sues DOI over Indian land determination (March 22, 2007)

Amador County in California has filed suit against the Interior Department to challenge the Indian lands determination for the Ione Band of Miwok Indians. When he was serving as Interior's solicitor for Indian affairs, Carl Artman said the tribe could...

Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe meets with town

Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe meets with town (March 22, 2007)

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts met with officials in the town of Middleboro to discuss gaming. No decisions were made at the meeting on Monday but the tribe and the town plan to meet again. Town officials are eager...