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Spokane Indian Tribe defends new casino SPOKANK (AP) - The Spokane Indian Tribe on Tuesday defended its opening of .1 Nevada stvle casino and questioneii the legality of state-sanctioned gambling operations, including the state lottery In a legal response to gov • ernment motions aimed at shutting down the new i asi no. the trilie claims authorities an- singling out tribal gaming operations for preset ution Meanwhile, tribal offit ials alleged state-sam tinned gam bling. such ns the state lottery, may be illegal but said that question is being ignored. The counterclaim asks a judge to direct the Justice Department to take action aimed at preventing state lot tery games from being offered on reservations. It also seeks an order prohibiting state licensed non-Indian taverns and card rooms from operat ing on Indian lands unless they comply with tribal gam ing ordinances and licensing "Those activities have been going on without any contro versy, without any accusations from members of the U.S. C.on gress." said Scott Crowell, an attorney for the tribe. The .Spokane* also argue that a federal court ruling last summer involving stale nego tiations with the Colville Con federated Tribes gave trihes the right to offer Nevada style games such as slot machines without negotiating compac ts with the state The Spokane* and the state have (men unable to agree on a compact The Spokane tribe is trying to defend its sovereign rights and promote economic self reliance. said Henry Sijohn. a trdwil counc il member Despite the absence of a compact and objec lions from the state1, the tribe on Marc h 19 opened the Two Rivers Resort on its reservation The c asino, which tribal members *ay lias enjoyed heavy business, features more than 100 «■'«•< in mb and bn w pull slot mac hines that the federal government considers illegal. Shively said Monday that be expected to file a motion tins week seeking an injuni • tion to close clown the Two Rivers Resort until the gov ernment's civil suit is settled The state lias no jurisdiction on the reservation, which is considered a sovereign nation Sumwier 3«p4ine*a Study Intensive 6-w«k program in Portland. OR. |ulv 18-Aug 28 Earn 12 quarter hours Study language fall levels) ansi culture with Japanese students on theme "Nature it the Environment" Three-day wilderness program inc luded Prior language study net required Oregon/Iapan Summer Program 222 SW Columbia. Suite 1750 Portland. OR 97201 Tel (503) 223-7938 Ea« (503) 223-7946 JOIN NOWI DOC'S COCKTAIL RESEARCH I TEAM 165 W. 11tl»» 683-8101 i Problems with the University? I lie Office of Student Advocacy can help registered students who have problems with university faculty, staff, policies or procedures. Wc are a free ASl'O program providing professional services for students in campus-related matters. 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VPr" 7,h ■ i„AOfc(;crlint{er 1 Tennis Knirko Dor 1 <„m Thursday.^rtl 7tU_J 102 Esslinger Phone #6-4113 Asbestos charges dropped MvA I l l.r, (Ar) — (.rmunal chargor havi» bmm dropped against two construction companies accused of exposing workers to asbestos during a remodeling project at a Kenton hospital Dsn Satterberg. chief of staff in the King Qnintv prosecutor's nffd said his offii e gave up on the <ase because it wasn't convinced Call Landau Young Construct ion and Nuprvcon Ini employees were aware then* was a potential aslieslos problem Superior Court |udge Ceorge Pinkie on Monday approver! dismissal of the misdemeanor charges the first asbestos related criminal i barges filed in this state — on til** day trial was to begin Nnprecon President John Hennessv said the charges never should have ln*en brought I am still angered aliotit the harm that has lieen done to my i omjwmy's reputation." he said VYe've worked hard over the last seven years to build an '■si ellont reputation lor \upre< on Hut w bore . ,m a business owner go to get back lus name''' Prosecutors file the charges in (X toiler Call Landau Young, the projer t's general con tractor. w as i barged with a single count of v dilat ing the Washington ( Jean Air Ai t and Puget Sound Air Pollution Control Agency regulations Nupre i on. .1 demolition suhcoulrm tor, was t hargtid with sis counts of violating those regulations Proset utors had t harged that ventilation from the remodeling project at Valiev Medical directed the air flow so the air. presumably containing asbestos fillers. es< aped into the hospital, its ven tilation system and the maternity ward next to the demolition site The prO(e< ! took place (> t 24-MO, IW1 Long-term exposure to asbestos is believed to i a use lung damage or i am er. but there is less cer tainty about the risk of short term exposure Representatives of Valley Medu al. which was not i harged. and some of the i on strut turn and demolition firms involved, had insisted they did nothing wrong and that there was no health ha/ ard 1 he air pollution control agency previously fined \ alley Medical. (>alt Landau N oung. Nupre i on. and another suhcontrai tor. University Mechanical, $710,000 in connection with the remodeling prop’i t Nuprecon's Hennessy said he is fighting the i i\ 11 penalty Book of forest clearcuts stirs controversy SACRAMENTO. Calif (AIM A (look showing jm lores of for es! clean.uts, where all trees hove tieen logged, was released bv environmentalists on the (iapitol steps Tuesday The environmentalists said the 2l)()-pago hook provides numerous examples of the need for additional reform of forest harvesting practices Sere linn Havden of Santa Monk a, who is running foi the Dtnmx ratii nomination for gov ernor. said the book "Is-ars wit ness to one of the great tragedies of our time, which is the dost rut lion of the forests in the nation and the world." lint timber industry reproson tatives attai ked tile tnxik as pro pagamla. saving that it depicts harvesting methods that art) no longer used. "It'S a joke, a joke in California espet tally Ins ause of stru t forest (true tu e standards said Dunn /.ea of the California forestry Assoi iation -Tin- timbei industi \ Mid the l«xik is flawed Some are old pho tographs that depii t abandoned prai.tu es, representatives said (filters show areas that were logged to salvage trees utter wild tires. they said John E. Echohawk Tiukti t \ni Occitani Wavni Morsi Chair oi Law and I’oi itics Univi rsity oi Ori c;on An acknowledged visionary, preeminent scholar, and activist in his field, John ichohawk is regarded as the foremost legal sfhikesperson of his generation on Native American issues. John I Hchohawk is executive director ol the Native American Rights Fund His success in advocating Indian legal causes and mastering the vast intricacies ot Indian lavs has earned I chohawk a ranking in the National law journal as one of the nation's lot) most influential attorneys Hchohawk is a member ot the Pawnee Tribe of Oklahoma l i hohawk has been a member of numerous Native American organizations, a board member of prestigious philanthropic entities, and active with the Natural Resource Defense Council In 1487, 1 chohawk received the National Indian Achievement Award from the Indian ( o unci I lire, the nation's oldest Indian urban organization ihe Wayne Morse t hair of law and Politics i' a living memorial to the late Wayne Morse United States senator from Oregon and dean of the University of Oregon School of law Appointees to the chair exemplify Ihe traditions and qualities associated with Wayne Morse statesmanship. integrity, foresight. Public Events Thursday, April 7, 1994 3:00 p.m., 123 Pacific Hall, UO Campus "Reporting Native American Issues in the Media" Tuesday, April 12, 1994 7:30 i’.m., Eugene 1 lilton "The Nature of Tribal and Indian Law: Current Issues and Trends" Wayne Morse Chair or Law and Politics University Of Oregon An equal opportunity, afftrmatnr a* t**n institution . ommittfii to » ultural Jnstrsity anJ iomplume unth the American* u-tth Ihsabthtir* Act
