Jul
29
2010
Today's student guest blog post is written by third-year law student Christopher Westby. Here's his take on a proposal for gaming on newly acquired lands by a recently recognized tribe:Proposed San Francisco Casino Tests Federal, State Law
The 112 member Guidiville Band of Pomo Indians has no reservation;
during the era of termination policy the federal government revoked
recognition of the tribe and transferred its lands to private owners.
The tribe regained federal recognition in 1991. Many of its members
currently still live near the former reservation in Ukiah, California.
The tribe proposes building a casino seventy-miles away from Ukiah in
Richmond, which sits on the San Francisco Bay. The Bureau of Indian
