Tribal interests have contributed nearly $3 million to a ballot initiative against an off-reservation casino for the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians.
The Table
Mountain Rancheria donated $1.4 million to the effort. An investor for the Picayune Rancheria of the
Chukchansi Indians also contributed $1.4 million.
The contributions have paid off. A group called Stand Up for California has collected enough valid signatures for the initiative to appear on the November 2014 ballot.
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Group opposed to Station Casino project qualifies for California referendum
(The Las Vegas Review-Journal 11/26)
$P Bureau of Indian Affairs Documents:
Press
Release | Fact
Sheet: North Fork Rancheria Decision | Section
20 Determination: North Fork Rancheria
Federal Register Notices:
Indian
Gaming (October 22, 2013)
Land
Acquisitions; North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians of California (December
3, 2012)
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