From the Morning Sun:
By MARK RANZENBERGER
Sun Online Editor
It doesn’t seem likely that the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe will meet its self-imposed deadline of opening the Saganing Eagle’s Landing Casino by year’s end.
From the International Herald Tribune:
Across the United States, casino operators point to consumer worries, along with higher gas prices, as factors explaining a drop-off in revenues.
From Soo Today:
Friday, December 21, 2007
NEWS RELEASE
SAULT STE. MARIE
TRIBE OF
CHIPPEWA INDIANS
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Tribal walleye stocking program going strong into 10th year
21 percent of walleye sampled were stocked fish; no sign of VHS in stocks
SAULT STE. MARIE, MI – Tom Gorenflo, Inter-Tribal Fisheries and Assessment Program (ITFAP) director, reported walleye fishing in the St. Marys river received another boost in 2007 as the ITFAP raised and stocked 337,000 two-inch walleye summer fingerlings at various locations in the river.
From the Midland Daily News:
Honoring their parents and contributing to the education of students, the children of Central Michigan University alumni Rollie and Olga Denison established a $500,000 endowment to support Native American studies.
From Indianz:
Housekeeping staff at the casino owned by the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Michigan voted down a union by a 2-1 margin on Thursday. Nearly all the full- and part-time housekeeping staff at the Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort participated in the election. They voted against joining the Teamsters union by 192 to 88. The National Labor Relations Board oversaw the election, the second of its kind at a tribal casino. Dealers at the Foxwoods Resort Casino, owned by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut, voted overwhelmingly last month to join the United Auto Workers.
Get the Story:
Teamsters turned down by casino workers (The Mt. Pleasant Morning Sun 12/21)
MEDIA RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 20, 2007
SAULT STE. MARIE, MI
SAULT TRIBE FUNCTIONAL ‘SEPARATION OF POWERS’ ANNOUNCED
SAULT STE. MARIE, MI – Tribal Chairperson Aaron Payment announced today
that pursuant to the authority granted to the Chairperson/CEO in the
Sault Tribe Constitution and Bylaws, he has established a new
organizational chart that creates a functional separation of powers for
key functions of the Tribe including Tribal Courts, Prosecution, Law
Enforcement, Juvenile Detention, Gaming Compliance, Tribal Registrar,
Natural Resources/Treaty Rights, Human Resources Compliance, Housing
Commission, and Appropriations/ Fiscal compliance.
Just in our mailbox, the third issue of the Yellow Medicine Review. This issue features art, poetry, and prose from Pat LeBeau (MSU), Ray Young Bear, Meg Noori (U-M), Heid Erdrich (guest editor), Lise Erdrich, and one of our favorite people, Denise Lajimodiere.
Here are a couple samples:
From the NIGC:
Washington DC, December 17, 2007 — On Friday, December 14, 2008, National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) Chairman Phil Hogen approved a gaming management contract between the Hurron Band of Potawatomi Indians and Gaming Entertainment (Michigan) LLC.
From the Citizen Patriot:
Leaders of the of Potawatomi Indians announced Monday a Lansing contractor will build its $270 million casino in Calhoun County.
From the Mining Gazette:
By JANE NORDBERG, DMG Writer
BARAGA — Unofficial results from the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community’s Tribal Council elections held Saturday show a close race, especially for the two seats in the Baraga District.
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