Regulations that were finalized by the Bush administration in 2008 require Tribe can engage in gaming on newly acquired lands under an exception in Section
The tribe was restored to federal recognition in 1991. In addition to a casino, Ray said the property will be used for headquarters, housing and other development. The tribe submitted a land-into-trust application to the Bureau of Indian Affairsįor the site. “In short, we are looking to reestablish a home for our people and we intend to do so as productive partners with our neighbors and our community.' “It was because the United States dishonored its commitment in the treaty to provide a reservation that our people were left scattered and homeless,” Ray wrote of an agreement that was kept hidden from the public. The property is located in an area that was promised in a treaty that was never ratified, Chairman Gabriel Ray wrote in an op/ed for the paper. The tribe purchased 128 acres in Vallejo in March, The Vallejo Times-Herald reported.
Valley Band of Pomo Indians is hoping to restore its homeland and build a casino on ancestral territory in California. Band of Pomo Indians gathering in California.
