From: alra@governance.net Subject: 52 New Casino Applications – Look To See If One Is Near You Land Rights Network American Land Rights Association Alliance Against Reservation Shopping PO Box 400, Battle Ground, WA 98604 (360) 687-3087 – Fax: (360) 687-2973 Web Address: http://www.landrights.org Legislative Office: 507 Seward Square SE - Washington, DC 20003 landrightsnet@yahoo.com -- 202-489-4893 52 New Casino Applications – Look To See If One Is Near You Here is a list of tribes that have applications pending for new off-reservation casinos. There are a total of 52 with the information we have now. 24 applications were filed after the passage of the McCain Reservation Shopping bill (S 2078) out of committee on March 29th. That bill gave a prospective deadline of April 15th for all new casino applications. Senator John McCain (R-AZ), Chairman of the Indian Affairs Committee, promised that if there was a large increase in applications after March 29th he would reset the deadline to March 29th. The new applications for off-reservation casinos nearly doubled between March 29th and April 15th, obviously meeting Senator McCain’s criteria. It is critical that all allies contact Senator McCain and ask him to honor his promise and close out all applications received by the Interior Department during the two weeks between March 29th and April 15th. The 24 we know about may not even be complete. There may well be more. If you fail to call, there will be a flood of giant new tribal casinos across the country. Perhaps in your neighborhood. Action Items: -----1. Call, fax and e-mail Senator John McCain at the Senate Indian Affairs Committee. Ask him to honor his promise to move back the grandfather language to March 29th. Also tell him you are opposed to ANY grandfather language in S 2078, the Senate Reservation Shopping bill. It will come to a vote in the Senate soon. Call (202) 224-2251. You can send a fax to (202) 228-2862. E-mail: john_mccain@mccain.senate.gov. There is an underscore between John and McCain. The Committee website is http://indian.senate.gov/ -----2. Call, fax and e-mail your Senator to urge him to oppose the grandfather language that will help giant speculators along with many of the tribes below build new casinos, perhaps in your community. All grandfather language must be stripped from S 2078. Ask your Senator if he will sponsor or co-sponsor an amendment to remove all grandfather language. -----3. Call your Congressman to urge him or her to ask House Resources Committee Chairman Richard Pombo to hold more hearings on Reservation Shopping. Make sure he opposes any grandfather amendment to the House Reservation Shopping Bill, HR 4893. Any Congressman may be called at (202) 225-3121. Your Congressman must hear from you and your friends that you oppose adding a grandfather clause to the new Pombo bill, HR 4893, by amendment. Many speculators and tribes could get their casinos grandfathered if the grandfather clause is added to HR 4893. It is expected that several members of the Resources Committee will attempt to add a grandfather clause by amendment when the Committee votes on this issue in the next few weeks. Here is a list of the current casino applications: PENDING GAMING APPLICATIONS as of May 2006 Tribe Location Section 20 Exception Requested 1 Bad River Band of Lake Superior and St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin - 339 miles (BR) & 332 miles (SC) from reservation 25 Acres - Beloit, Rock County, Wisconsin Off-Reservation 2719(b)(1)(A) Application dated 7/30/01 2 Big Lagoon Rancheria of California 677 miles from reservation 23.10 Acres - Barstow, San Bernardino, California Off-Reservation 2719(b)(1)(A) Application dated 3/27/06 3 Burns Paiute Tribe of Oregon 42.18 Acres - Malheur County, Oregon Off-Reservation 2719(b)(1)(A) Application dated 4 Cayuga Nation of New York Monticello, Sullivan County, New York Off-Reservation 2719(b)(1)(A) Application dated 4/27/04 5 Chemehuevi Indian Tribe of California 160 miles from reservation 40 Acres - Barstow, San Bernardino County, California Off-Reservation 2719(b)(1)(A) Application dated 2/14/06 6 Colorado River Indian Tribes of Arizona 10 miles from reservation 75 Acres - Blythe, Riverside County, California Off-Reservation 2719(b)(1)(A) Application dated 2/14/06 7 Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation of Washington Off-Reservation 2719(b)(1)(A) Application dated 4/14/06 8 Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs of Oregon 35 miles from Reservation 25 Acres - Cascade Locks, Hood River County, Oregon Off-Reservation 2719(b)(1)(A) Application dated April 2005 9 Delaware Nation of Okoahoma 22 Acres - Burlington County, New Jersey Off-Reservation 2719(b)(1)(A) Application dated 4/14/06 10 Fort Mohave Tribe of Arizona- 2.5 miles from reservation 300 Acres - Needles, San Bernardino County, CA Off-Reservation 2719(b)(1)(A) Application dated 10/2/03 Land is in trust 11 Hannahville Indian Community of Michigan 457 miles from reservation 9.8 Acres - Romulas, Wayne County, Michigan Off-Reservation 2719 (b)(1)(A) Application dated 2/16/06 12 Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin 296 miles from reservation Lynwood, Cook County, Illinois Off Reservation 2719 (b)(1)(A) Application dated 3/29/06 13 Klamath Tribe of Oregon 153 Acres - Aurora, Clackamas County, Oregon Off Reservation 2719 (b)(1)(A) 14 Karuk Tribe of California 34 Acres - Yreka, Siskiyou County, California Off-Reservation 2719(b)(1)(A) Application dated 4/11/06 15 Keweenaw Bay Indian Community of Michigan 65 miles from Reservation 80 Acres - Negaunee Township, Marquette County, Michigan Off-Reservation 2719 (b)(1)(A) Application dated 4/21/00 16 Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa of Wisconsin 250 miles from reservation 20 Acres - Shullsburg, Lafayette County, WI Off-Reservation 2719 (b)(1)(A) Application dated 9/27/01 17 Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa of Michigan Off-Reservation 2719 (b)(1)(A) Application dated 4/12/06 18 Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla & Cupeño Indians of California 115 miles from reservation 20 Acres - Barstow, San Bernardino County, California Off-Reservation 2719(b)(1)(A) Application dated 3/27/06 19 Lower Elwh Klallam Tribe of Washington 16 Acres - Port Angeles, Clallam County, Washington Off-Reservation 2719(b)(1)(A) 20 Manzanita Band of the Kumeyaay Nation of California 60 miles from reservation 60 Acres - Calexico, Imperial County, California Off-Reservation 2719(b)(1)(A) Application dated 4/14/06 21 Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin 190 miles from reservation 223 Acres - Dairyland Greyhound Park, Kenosha, WI Off-Reservation 2719 (b)(1)(A) Application dated July 2004 22 Mississippi Band of Choctaw of Mississippi 64 Acres + 40 Acres (Land in Trust) - Jackson County, Mississippi Off-Reservation 2719 (b)(1)(A) Application dated 11/21/05 23 Muckleshoot Indian Tribe of Washington 2 miles from reservation 184.30 Acres - "Emerald Downs Property", Auburn, King County, Washington Off-Reservation 2719 (b)(1)(A) Application dated 4/14/06 24 Northern Cheyenne, Bighorn County, Montana 20 miles from reservation 300 Acres, Bighorn County, Montana Off-Reservation 2719 (b)(1)(A) Application dated 9/21/05 25 Pueblo of Jemez of New Mexico 293 miles from Reservation 78.431 - Anthony, Dona Ana County, New Mexico Off-Reservation 2719 (b)(1)(A) Application dated 12/23/04 26 Pueblo of Nambe of New Mexico Land is in trust 27 Ramona Band of Cahuilla Indians of California Off-Reservation 2719(b)(1)(A) Application dated 4/13/06 28 Sac & Fox Nation of Oklahoma & Kickapoo Tribe of Kansas 65 miles (SF) & 56 miles (K) from reservations 40 Acres - Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas Off-Reservation 2719(b)(1)(A) Application dated 4/11/06 29 Spokane Tribe of Washington 145 Acres - Airway Heights, Spokane County, Washington (Land is in trust) Off-Reservation 2719(b)(1)(A) Application dated 4/07/06 30 St. Regis Band of Mohawk Indians of New York 350 Miles from Reservation 29.31 Acres - Monticello, Sullivan County, New York Off-Reservation 2719(b)(1)(A) Application dated 10/29/99 31 Stockbridge Munsee Community of Wisconsin 1035 miles from Reservation 333 Acres - Town of Thompson, Sullivan County, New York Off-Reservation 2719(b)(1)(A) Application dated 2/11/02 32 Tule River Indian Tribe of California 39.9 Acres, Tulare County, California (Land is in trust(1994)) Off-Reservation 2719 (b)(1)(A) 33 Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota 180 miles from reservation Grand Forks, North Dakota Off Reservation 2719 (b)(1)(A) Application dated 4/11/06 34 United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee of Oklahoma 94 miles from reservation 10 Acres, Ft Smith, Arkansas Off-Reservation 2719 (b)(1)(A) Application dated 3/27/06 35 Cowlitz Indian Tribe of Washington 151.87 Acres - Clark County, Washington Initial Reservation 2719(b)(1)(B)(ii) / Restored Tribe 2719(b)(1)(B)(ii)/(iii) NOA for EIS published 11/12/04 36 Elk Valley Rancheria of California 203 Acres, Del Norte County, CA Restored Tribe 2719(b)(1)(B)(iii)/ Off-Reservation 2719 (b)(1)(A) Application dated 4/13/01 37 Enterprise Rancheria of Maidu Indians of California 40 Acres - Olivehurst, Yuba County, California Restored Tribe 2719(b)(1)(B)(iii) / Off-Reservation 2719 (b)(1)(A) Application dated 8/13/02 38 Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma Luna County, New Mexico Restored Tribe 2719(b)(1)(B)(iii) / Off-Reservation 2719 (b)(1)(A) Application dated 4/7/06 39 Greenville Rancheria of Maidu Indians of California 333.66 Acres - Red Bluff, Tehema County, California Restored Tribe 2719(b)(1)(B)(iii) / Off-Reservation 2719 (b)(1)(A) NOA for EIS published 8/22/05 40 Greenville Rancheria of Maidu Indians of California 18.40 Acres - Chester, Plumas County, California Restored Tribe 2719(b)(1)(B/ Off-Reservation 2719 (b)(1)(A) Application dated 4/14/06 41 Northfork Rancheria of Mono Indians of California 305 Acres, Madera County, California Restored Tribe 2719(b)(1)(B)(iii) / Off-Reservation 2719 (b)(1)(A) NOA for EIS published 10/27/05 42 Quartz Valley Indian Community of California 74 Acres - Siskiyou County, California Restored Tribe 2719(b)(1)(B)(iii) / Off-Reservation 2719 (b)(1)(A) Application dated 4/13/06 43 Cloverdale Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California 13.04 Acres - Cloverdale, Sonoma County, California Restored Tribe 2719(b)(1)(B)(iii) Application dated 4/7/06 44 Graton Rancheria of California 360 Acres, Rohnert Park, Sonoma County, CA Restored Tribe 2719(b)(1)(B)(iii) Application dated 4/14/06 45 Guidiville Band of Pomo Indians of CA 375 Acres, Richmond, Contra Costa County, CA Restored Tribe 2719(b)(1)(B)(iii) Application dated 4/13/06 46 Ione Band of Miwok Indians of California 224 Acres, Plymouth, Amador County, CA Restored Tribe 2719(b)(1)(B)(iii) NOA for EIS published 11/7/03 47 Mechoopda Indian Tribe of Chico Rancheria of California 650 Acres - Chico, Butte County, CA (Tillie Hardwick) Restored Tribe 2719(b)(1)(B)(iii) Application dated 1/10/03 48 Samish Indian Nation of Washington 67 Acres, (Fildago Bay RV Park) Anacortes, Skagit County, Washington Restored Tribe 2719(b)(1)(B)(iii) Application dated 4/12/06 49 Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians of California 29.87 Acres, City of Richmond, Contra Costa County, California Restored Tribe 2719(b)(1)(B)(iii) NOA for EIS published 7/20/04 50 San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe of Arizona Bellemont, Arizona Restored Tribe 2719(b)(1)(B)(iii) Application dated 4/14/06 51 Upper Lake Pomo Tribe of California 27 Acres - Upper Lake, Lake County, California Restored Tribe 2719(b)(1)(B)(iii) Application dated April 10, 06 52 Timbisha Shoshone 100 miles from reservation 58 Acres, City of Hesperia, San Bernardino County, CA Settlement of a Land Claim 2719(b)(1)(B)(i) NOA for EIS published 4/7/04 Please forward this message as widely as possible. -- To unsubscribe from this mailing list; please visit http://governance.net and enter your email address.