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Guidiville Band of Pomo Indians

Response to Feinstein's Editorial

Posted by Kathryn Rand | Filed under:
Dec 11 2010
Merlene Sanchez, Chairwoman of the Guidiville Band of Pomo Indians (see one of the guest posts by Kathryn's Indian Gaming Law students in June for more on the Band and its efforts to open a casino), had this to say about Senator Dianne Feinstein's proposed amendment:

"'Restored land' tribes are not 'reservation shopping' as Feinstein wrongfully stated. Reservation shopping applies to tribes with existing reservations that shop for new lands to develop a more profitable casino site. There currently are no active 'reservation shopping' proposals in the Bay Area.  Feinstein claimed that 'restored lands' projects in urban areas, like our tribe's proposal for Point Molate, defy California and federal law. That is simply untrue."

Proposed San Francisco Casino Tests Federal, State Law

Posted by Kathryn Rand | Filed under:
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