The Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians called on Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm (D) to negotiate a compact for a Class III casino n Allegan County.
Tribal leaders said on Monday that gaming is inevitable now that the Bureau of Indian Affairs has agreed to take 147 acres in trust for an initial reservation [Federal Register Notice]. They are planning to hold a job fair and start working on a casino in hopes of pressuring the state to act. The tribe has been seeking an initial reservation for several years but was held up in the courts. A federal judge recently dismissed all remaining challenges. Get the Story: