Lytton Rancheria Tribe affirms casino project opposition letter
California Governor Gavin Newsom sent this to the DOI.
The Lytton Rancheria of California has voiced its support of a letter by Governor Gavin Newsom to the US Department of the Interior (DOI).
The letter asked the department not to proceed with two casino projects. The first is for the Koi Nation of Northern California’s project in Sonoma County involving Shiloh Resort and Casino. The second is Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians’ casino project at Scotts Valley Casino and Tribal Housing Project in Solano County.
Newsom listed concerns in the letter that the DOI has “departed from specific procedural pathways and important safeguards typically taken by tribes who wish to restore tribal land and establish a casino.”
Newsom’s letter went on to express concern that “these specific projects are proceeding in a manner that would sidestep the State, ignore the concerns of tribal governments and other local communities, and stretch the ‘restored lands’ exception beyond its legal limits – while failing to adequately consider whether there might be a better way.”
The Lytton Rancheria of California expressed its appreciation for the governor’s concerns and commended him for addressing the need for safeguards.
Tribal Chairperson Andy Mejia commented, “We thank Governor Gavin Newsom for voicing his concerns about the Shiloh Resort and Casino Project and the Scotts Valley Casino and Tribal Housing Project.
“Unfortunately, these two projects are being recklessly advanced in an unprecedented way without important safeguards – which could have disastrous consequences for the local environment and surrounding communities. Both of these projects are opposed by the native peoples actually indigenous to these sites and supported by Tribes from outside Solano and Sonoma Counties.”
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