Quapaw tribe willing to sign no-casino pact for land near LR PortQuapaw tribe willing to sign no-casino pact for land near LR Port
Washington, DC,
July 14, 2015
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By Emily Walkenhorst
The Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma's chairman is willing to sign an agreement stating that the tribe will not build a casino on the property it owns in Pulaski County if it's taken into federal trust, he wrote in a letter to the Bureau of Indian Affairs this week...
The Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma's chairman is willing to sign an agreement stating that the tribe will not build a casino on the property it owns in Pulaski County if it's taken into federal trust, he wrote in a letter to the Bureau of Indian Affairs this week. Chairman John L. Berrey said Friday that state, county or city officials may request additional prohibited uses for the land that the tribe would consider including in the agreement, which would be legally binding. Berrey previously said he did not want to box the tribe into specific agreements, but he said Friday that if an agreement prohibiting a casino would make people happy, he would be willing to sign one... |
