is against the bill<\/a>. He tweeted in May, “Republicans shouldn’t vote for HR 312, a special interest casino bill backed by Elizabeth (Pocahontas) Warren. It is unfair and doesn’t treat Native Americans equally.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\nThe tribal casino bill passed the US House in May, and currently resides with the Senate.<\/p>\n
The Supreme Court has ruled that the federal government cannot designate land sovereign for tribes recognized after the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934. The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe was federally recognized in 2007. However, under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, tribes that can adequately demonstrate historical ties to a region can have the land taken into federal trust through the DOI’s Bureau of Indian Affairs.<\/p>\n
The legal matter is a complicated one, but should have more clarification in the coming months.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The tribal casino dilemma in Massachusetts is scheduled to be resolved this October, as all parties involved in the legal battle have agreed to a set timeline. The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe wants to construct a $1 billion integrated casino resort in Taunton in the state’s southeastern region. But last fall, the US Department of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":108987,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[60,18456],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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