Tag: CA: Native American Interest
Calif. Governor Brown Signs Compact with Ramona Band of Cahuilla
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ — Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that he has signed a tribal-state gaming compact between the State of California and the Ramona Band of Cahuilla. The compact includes provisions to protect employees and patrons as well as measures to protect the environment during the construction and operation of [...]
Calif. Governor Brown Signs Compact with Fort Independence Indian Community of Paiute Indians
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ — Today, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. signed a tribal-state gaming compact between the State of California and the Fort Independence Indian Community of Paiute Indians. The compact includes provisions to protect employees and patrons as well as measures to protect the environment during the construction and operation of gaming [...]
Calif. Assemblyman Gatto Introduces Legislation to Protect California’s Native American Sacred Sites
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Calif. Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Los Angeles) announced that he will be introducing legislation to protect California's Native American sacred sites. The state's legislative counsel is still working with Gatto to draft specific details, but it is anticipated that the legislation will include a process for public review of a proposed project if that project threatens a sacred site.
