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December 8, 2005
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Yakama Nation
may vote on casino
(A I') - Members of the
Yakama Nation say they may
vote this 'week on whether to
pursue opening a tribal casino
that could make it the fourth
player to try to pluck the poten
tially lucrative Portland market.
The Confederated Tribes of
the Warm Springs are trying to
put an off-reservation casino in
Cascade Ixcks 40 miles east of
Portland and the Cowlitz Tribe
wants one in I a Center, Wash.,
about 16 miles north of Port
land. The Grande Rondo Tribes'
Spirit Mountain Casino 60 miles
west of Portland already is the
state's largest tourist attraction.
Louis Cloud, chairman of
Washington's Confederated
Tribes and Bands of the
Yakama Nation, said the tribe
owns trust land in Battle
Ground, Wash., and in Oregon
City. The general council, which
includes all adult members, was
to meet Tuesday (after deadline
for this publication).
The Yakima Herald-Republic
said the tribes also are look
ing at possible sites in Washing
ton at Tri-Citics, Sno.ualmic and
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Ellensburg.
"I have no idea how they're
going to vote. It's entirely up to
them," Cloud said.
The Yakama already operate
a casino in Toppenish, Wash.,
near Yakima.
An Oregon City location
could cause problems. Oregon
policy limits each of Oregon's
nine federally recognized tribes
to one casino, generally on res
ervation or restored land.
Cloud contends trust land
does not require the tribe to get
permission from the federal
government or Oregon Gov.
Ted Kulongoski.
Anna Richter Taylor, a
spokeswoman for Kulongoski,
said the governor's office is "not
aware of any land that's in trust
with the Yakama Tribes in or
near Oregon City."
Cloud estimates the tribe
owns 80 acres in Oregon City
and 70 acres in Battle Ground.
But it's uncertain whether mem
bers own trust land in either city.
City Manager Larry Patterson
said Oregon City has not been
approached by the tribe or its
representatives about a casino.
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