Here, and here: BMIC Gaming Ordinance Amendment 9-15-10
Bay Mills Indian Community Gaming Ordinance Amendment (Sept. 15, 2010)
Here, and here: BMIC Gaming Ordinance Amendment 9-15-10
Michigan Indian
MSU NAISO Talk — Prof. Fletcher on Michigan Indian Treaty Rights — TONIGHT 7:00 PM
MSU NAISO will host a talk on Michigan Anishinaabek treaty rights tonight at 7 PM. The talk will be held at the MSU College of Law in Room 325.
Interlochen Public Radio Spot on BMIC’s Vanderbilt Casino
From IPR:
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There’s a new Indian-run casino in Vanderbilt north of Gaylord along I-75. It’s a small facility with just a few dozen slot machines.
Its opening came as a shock to the state, and to several Indian nations in northern Michigan who contend it’s illegal.
Quiet Open
The new casino opened so quietly early this month that its nearest competitor knew nothing of it.
“I heard 9&10 News was traveling over there to view the opening. So that’s how we found out,” says Ken Harrinton, chairman of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians. His tribe owns a much larger casino, about 30 miles away in Petoskey, The Odawa Casino Resort.
News Coverage of Saginaw Chippewa Settlement
Michigan AG Objection to Saginaw Chippewa Reservation Boundary Settlement
Here: Michigan AG Objection
Nottawseppi Huron Band Potawatomi Chief Judge Announcement
TRIBAL COUNCIL SEEKS LETTERS OF INTEREST FROM PERSONS TO SERVE ON AS CHIEF JUDGE OF THE NHBP TRIBAL COURT (TRIAL COURT). The Tribal Council is soliciting letters of interest from qualified individuals interested in being appointed to serve as Chief Judge of the NHBP Tribal Court. The individual appointed to this position would be appointed to a term of office which expiring on December 31, 2014. Letters of interest must be submitted no later than December 15, 2010 to be considered. Interested applicants should send a letter of interest and statement of qualifications (or resume) to: Homer A. Mandoka, Tribal Council Chairperson, 2221 1 ½ Mile Road, Fulton, Michigan 49052.
Qualifications for Appointment: In accordance with the NHBP Constitution, persons interested in being appointed to the Tribal Judiciary must agree to undergo an extensive background investigation. The qualifications of prospective appointees are determined by the Tribal Council in accordance with the qualifications for office contained in Article X of the NHBP Constitution which include the following:
LTBB Letter to Michigan Gaming Control Board re: Bay Mills Vanderbilt Casino
GTB Celebrates Past and Present Leaders
From the Traverse City Record Eagle:
Five arrows, five leaders — one history.
The Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians has a new permanent exhibit at its Eyaawing Museum & Cultural Center off M-22 in Peshawbestown.
The exhibit features a bundle of five tribal chairperson “leadership arrows.” Each handcrafted arrow is marked with the names and years of service of all the tribal chairpersons who served since the tribe was federally recognized in 1980. They are:
• Ardith “Dodie” Harris Chambers, 1980
• Joseph “Buddy” Raphael, 1980-1996
• George E. Bennett, 1996-2000
• Robert Kewaygoshkum, 2000-2008
• Derek J. Bailey, 2008-present
Saginaw Chippewa Reservation Boundaries Settlement Materials
Happy reading! And congrats to the parties in this case. Fingers crossed until Nov. 19.
Joint Motion to Enter Order for Judgment
Exhibit A – Isabella Reservation Map
Exhibit C – Law Enforcement Agreement
Exhibit E – Income Tax Resolution
Exhibit G – City Zoning Agreement
Exhibit H – City Law Enforcement Agreement
Exhibit I – City Revenue Sharing Agreement
Exhibit J – City Local Regulation Agreement
Exhibit K – County Zoning Agreement
Isabella County Board of Commissioners Approves Saginaw Chippewa Reservation Boundaries Settlement
From the Mt. Pleasant Morning Sun (an excerpt):
Isabella County commissioners on Tuesday agreed to a settlement in the lawsuit filed by the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe.
Following in the footsteps of the federal government, the state, the Tribal Council and the city of Mt. Pleasant, commissioners agreed to the the settlement in a 6-1 vote, with Commissioner John Haupt dissenting.
Citing the Tribe’s planned water park on east Pickard Road, Haupt said he is concerned that the county will have to foot the bill for the infrastructure for the project,
which he said will also contain restaurants that could put existing eateries out of business.
Essentially identical to the settlement approved by the Mt. Pleasant City Commission on Monday, the agreement provides for cross-deputization of city and state police officers, and Isabella County Sheriff’s officers.
Tribal Police officers have historically been deputized but state, county and city officers have not been cross-deputized to enforce Tribal and federal law.
The agreement calls for thos officers to begin enforcing those laws and gives the Tribe jurisdiction over Tribal members and other Native Americans within the boundaries of the Isabella Reservation, which includes Deerfield, Denver, Isabella, Nottawa and Wise townships, and the northern halves of Chippewa and Union townships.
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