The Gila River Indian Community is funding radio advertisements that criticize the Tohono O'odham Nation for seeking an off-reservation casino.
The ads accuse the Tohono O'odham Nation of being "greedy" and of trying to "pull a fast one," Capitol Media Services reports. It describes placing a casino near housing and a school as a "crazy" idea.
The ads were paid by the Keeping the Promise Foundation, a group consisting of the tribe and its lobbyists. The tribe's attorney said the foundation has other contributors but declined to identify them.
The Tohono O'odham Nation wants to build the $500 million West
Valley Resort on land it acquired in connection with a land claim settlement.
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Gila River Tribe: O'odham 'greed' spurs casino bid
(Capitol Media Services 4/1)
Earlier Stories:
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anti-casino measure (3/30)
Lawmaker halts bill
that targeted Tohono O'odham casino (3/29)
Editorial: Casino foes seek to steal Tohono
O'odham land (3/24)
Tohono
O'odham Nation sues over off-reservation casino (3/23)
Tohono O'odham Nation slams bill targeting
casino bid (3/18)
Vote planned
on bill targeting Tohono O'odham casino (3/16)
Tohono O'odham Nation loses ruling in
gaming site case (3/12)
NCAI
joins Tohono O'odham off-reservation casino fight (3/9)
Tohono O'odham off-reservation casino bid
still at BIA (3/8)
Bill affects
Tohono O'odham off-reservation casino bid (2/26)
Bill targets Tohono O'odham off-reservation
casino bid (2/3)
Tohono O'odham
Nation 'more committed' to casino (1/28)
Sen. Kyl voices opposition to Tohono
O'odham casino (1/27)
McCain
joins opposition to off-reservation casino bid (1/21)
Tohono O'odham Nation won't drop
off-reservation bid (1/20)
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