As expected, the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma will fight a decision that allows the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians to keep its casino open.
In a decision on Monday, the Bureau of Indian Affairs said the former reservation of the Cherokee Nation is also the former reservation of the UKB for purposes of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. The Cherokee Nation disputes that. " I mean no ill will to our UKB brothers and sisters, or to their government. However, this land has always been, and always will be, under the jurisdiction of the Cherokee Nation," attorney general Todd Hembree said in a press release. The BIA's decision places the two-acre site of the Keetoowah Cherokee Casino in trust. Get the Story: