{"id":218320,"date":"2022-06-21T16:04:17","date_gmt":"2022-06-21T23:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=218320"},"modified":"2022-06-22T10:23:26","modified_gmt":"2022-06-22T17:23:26","slug":"mohegan-sun-chief-malerba-named-first-native-american-us-treasurer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/mohegan-sun-chief-malerba-named-first-native-american-us-treasurer\/","title":{"rendered":"Mohegan Sun Chief Marilynn Malerba Named First Native American US Treasurer"},"content":{"rendered":"

For the first time in history, the signature of a Native American will adorn US currency. The Biden administration has named Mohegan Indian Tribe Lifetime Chief Marilynn Malerba as the new US Treasurer.<\/p>\n

\"Marilynn
Marilynn Malerba is the new US Treasurer. She is also the public face of one of the biggest gaming operators in America. (Image: CBS News<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As the leader of the Mohegans, Malerba is the public face of the Connecticut-based tribe\u2019s business interests.<\/p>\n

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These include Mohegan Gaming and Entertainment (MGE), which owns the Mohegan Sun casino resort on the tribe\u2019s Connecticut reservation. Recently, it became the first tribal operator to crack Las Vegas, with the Mohegan Sun Casino at Virgin Hotels.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The tribe also owns casinos in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Washington State, and Canada. Next year, it plans to open a casino resort outside Incheon International Airport near Seoul, South Korea.<\/p>\n

Deeper Commitment<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u201cWith this announcement, we are making an even deeper commitment to Indian Country,\u201d said Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, announcing the appointment at the Rosebud Sioux reservation in South Dakota Tuesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cChief Malerba will expand our unique relationship with tribal nations, continuing our joint efforts to support the development of tribal economies and economic opportunities for tribal citizens,\u201d Yellen added.<\/p>\n

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As US Treasurer, Malerba will have direct oversight of the US Mint and Fort Knox and will be the key liaison with the Federal Reserve. She will also oversee the Office of Consumer Policy at the US Treasury and serve as a senior advisor to the Treasury Secretary on community development and engagement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

All this is a far cry from Marbela\u2019s early professional life, which was spent as a critical care nurse and hospital administrator. She then served as executive director of the Mohegan tribe\u2019s Health and Human Services Department, before joining the tribal council. She was elected Chief in August 2010, a position held for life.<\/p>\n

\u2018Gigantic Step Forward\u2019<\/strong><\/h2>\n

This is the Biden administration\u2019s second appointment of a Native American woman to a major government post. In March 2021, Deb Haaland became the first Native American to serve as a presidential cabinet secretary when she was named US Interior Secretary. Halaand is an enrolled member of the New Mexico-based Laguna Pueblo.<\/p>\n

At the time, US Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said Haaland\u2019s appointment represented \u201ca gigantic step forward in creating a government that represents the full richness and diversity of this country.\u201d<\/p>\n

Haaland oversees the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), which is responsible for implementing federal laws and policies related to America\u2019s roughly two million indigenous people across 574 recognized tribes.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The BIA also makes key decisions on land in-trust-applications by tribes seeking to build new casinos, and it ratifies gaming compacts agreed upon between tribal and state governments.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Malerba said Tuesday she was \u201chonored and humbled\u201d by her appointment, which demonstrated the Biden administration\u2019s \u201ccommitment to ensuring that all voices are heard by Treasury as we work together to create an equitable and just society.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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