Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California
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The Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California is a
Government
The tribe conducts business from Sacramento, California.[3] The tribe is led by an elected council. The current tribal chairperson is Rhonda Morningstar Pope.[4]
Tribal enrollment is based in lineal descent from original tribal members;
In 2013, the federal acknowledgment of "Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians," was being challenged by a lawsuit that was awaiting scheduling in the
Reservation
The Buena Vista Rancheria is 67 acres (0.27 km2) parcel of land, located just outside the census-designated place of
Casino
Harrah's Northern California is a
The tribe won its legal fight against Amador County to allow the development of the casino in 2016.
History
The rancheria was unilaterally
See also
Notes
- ^ Pritzker 135–6
- ^ "Tribal Office Locations." California Department of Transportation: District 10. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ^ a b "California Indians and Their Reservations: Miwok." Archived 30 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine San Diego State University Library and Information Access. 2011 . Retrieved 28 May 2012.
- ^ a b "Tribal Government." Archived 27 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ^ http://www.sacramentopress.com/headline/76861/Protest_of_Casino_Development_at_Buena_Vista_Rancheria Sacramentopress.com: "Protest_of_Casino_Development_at_Buena_Vista_Rancheria"] Archived 22 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ http://www.ledger.news/news/local_news/amador-county-faces-setbacks-in-casino-lawsuits/article_a34f337c-d9ea-11e7-b09e-170965d1e1e7.html https://www.indianz.com/IndianGaming/2016/03/17/judge-backs-bia-in-longrunning.asp
- ^ a b "History." Archived 14 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ^ Vicki Gonzalez (16 April 2019). "New Amador County casino plans for grand opening". KCRA-TV. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ Peter Hecht (29 June 2016). "Brown signs gambling agreement for Amador tribe". Sacramento Bee. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ Davide Scigliuzzo (7 March 2018). "California tribe pays sky-high yield on casino bond". International Financing Review. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ Wade Tyler Millward (13 April 2018). "Tribe, Caesars to bring Harrah's casino to Northern California". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ Doug Johnson (29 April 2019). "Thousands rush to Harrah's Northern California casino for soft opening". KTXL-TV. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
References
- Pritzker, Barry M. A Native American Encyclopedia: History, Culture, and Peoples. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. ISBN 978-0-19-513877-1