Hollywood Casino Jamul to Open in San Diego on October 10

ICTMN Staff
10/6/16
Jamul Indian Village and its partner Penn National Gaming, Inc., will open the doors to the tribal casino near San Diego on October 10. Gov...

Landslide Vote Quashes 400-Acre Development Project in Southern CA, Saves Sacred Sites

Dina Gilio-Whitaker
10/5/16
Almost as soon as it began unfolding, the standoff over the routing of the Dakota Access oil pipeline under the Missouri River began having an impact on tribal consultation elsewhe...

Western US Faces Wildfires Explosion

Kieran Cooke, Climate News
9/19/16
The blackened tree stumps stand out against a clear blue sky. The land is burned, and there is a smell of charcoal and ash in the air...

Nisenan Rock Opera 'Something Inside Is Broken' to Commence Three-State Tour on September 22

Frances Madeson
9/15/16
It’s not a comedy, but Jack Kohler, director and writer of this Nisenan-language rock opera about to tour the West promises moments of hilarity...

Federal Judge Rules in Favor of North Fork Casino in Madera, Calif.

ICTMN Staff
9/13/16
The North Fork Rancheria cleared a huge hurdle last week in its ongoing attempt to open a casino a few miles north of Madera, California. In a 170-page decision, U.S...

Yurok State of Emergency: Arson Suspected in Tully Fire on Reservation

ICTMN Staff
8/26/16
The Yurok Tribe has declared a state of emergency in a 500-acre fire that has torched at least one home, with arson as the suspected cause. As of 6:30 a.m...

Tule Tribe Seeks Casino Relocation, Expansion at Porterville Airport

ICTMN Staff
8/9/16
Eagle Mountain Casino is ringing in 20 years in Porterville, California, off South Tule Road...

Mercury Contamination: California Wants 187 Reservoirs to Issue Fish Consumption Warnings

ICTMN Staff
8/5/16
California, beset by drought, has another water problem: reservoirs so contaminated with mercury that state officials want to issue warnings on fish consumption for 180 of 300 the ...
The Mechoopda Tribe is looking to open a casino at Highway 149 near the City of Chico.

Expensive Week: Butte County Legal Bill Tops $600,000 to Stop Mechoopda Casino

Samuel White Swan-Perkins
8/5/16
Last week ICTMN explained in detail the hoops that the Butte County Board of Supervisors are jumping though in order to block a casino that is being built by the local Mechoopda In...

Tribes to Get Portion of Volkswagen Emissions Scandal Settlement Funds

Tanya H. Lee
8/3/16
About $50 million of the $15.3 billion settlement that Volkswagen has agreed to pay for rigging its emissions software has been earmarked for tribes, with another $1 million set as...

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