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Ruling bad news for Shawnee tribe31 January 2008MONROE, Ohio -- As reported by the Oxford Press: "A recent ruling by The U.S. Department of Interior not to accept land into a trust for a casino at the request of the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe in Akwesasne, N.Y., could prove a crushing blow to an American Indian tribe planning to take the same route in Monroe. "In December 1998, the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe submitted an application to acquire in trust 29.32 acres in Monticello, N.Y., for a gaming facility and hotel. "Earlier this month, the Department of Interior rejected the application for gaming purposes, citing concerns that included the site being 350 miles from the tribe's reservation. "...University of Dayton law professor Blake Watson, who specializes in property and federal American Indian law, said the news could be a death blow to the Eastern Shawnee tribe of West Seneca, Okla., which is interested in 123 acres in Monroe and Turtlecreek Twp. in Warren County for a casino. "...'I think that's really a death knell for any possible approval by the Bush administration — the future administration, of course, might change their position — to be receptive to any attempt to place land in Ohio in trust for an Oklahoma tribe. I think it's fair to say that this is not a welcome turn of events for the Eastern Shawnee of Oklahoma tribe.'..." |