The compacts contain updated fee structures and new casino locations, three for each Tribe. The compacts require Interior approval.
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Tribal Operator of Largest Native American Health System in US Pivots to Telemedicine
While telemedicine has long been considered a good idea, it is even moreso in this time of emergency. The highly contagious COVID-19 virus has overwhelmed hospitals and endangers the health care workers who are heroically trying to stem the tide.
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South Dakota OKs Industrial Hemp, But Marijuana Remains Illegal
Two weeks after the Oglala Lakota voted to legalize marijuana on Pine Ridge, the state of South Dakota legalized the growing of hemp. The...
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Indian Pueblo Cultural Center & All Pueblo Council of Governors Establish Relief Fund
Two organizations have stepped up to create the Pueblo Relief Fund: the All Pueblo Council of Governors, representing the leadership of the Pueblos of New Mexico, and the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, owned and operated by the Pueblos of New Mexico.
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NIGA Asks Tribes to Join Legislative Push for Gaming Inclusion in Next COVID-19 Relief
In a letter to Tribal members this week, NIGA leaders Ernie Stevens Jr., Jason Giles and Danielle Her Many Horses urged Tribes to advocate fiercely for Tribal gaming inclusion in the next COVID-19 federal relief package.
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6 Tribes Sue Treasury Secretary Mnuchin to Stop Tribal CARES Funding to ANCs
Meanwhile, ANCs assert: “The CARES Act is unambiguous: Alaska Native villages, Alaska Native regional corporations, and Alaska Native village corporations are ‘tribes’ under the CARES Act.”
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