LIMA, Ohio/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Lima City Council this week unanimously rejected a local ordinance that would have authorized two agreements with the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, subject to approval of city residents.
The first agreement represented a contrived land settlement over which the Shawnee has no authority to seek claim due to an 1831 treaty and the City has no statutory authority to surrender territory to a sovereign power. The second agreement, dubbed an "intergovernmental agreement" outlines the terms for operating a casino and other tribally owned businesses on the surrendered land...
The first agreement represented a contrived land settlement over which the Shawnee has no authority to seek claim due to an 1831 treaty and the City has no statutory authority to surrender territory to a sovereign power. The second agreement, dubbed an "intergovernmental agreement" outlines the terms for operating a casino and other tribally owned businesses on the surrendered land...
...Federal law providing for tribal casinos expressly prohibits an Indian tribe from opening a casino on land acquired after 1988, with a few narrow exceptions. If one tribe is able to file a phony land claim for the purpose of creating a phony land settlement (one of the federal exceptions), then any other tribe with a historical connection to Ohio can follow suit. The actions of one city council will literally have a domino effect across the entire state.
The Eastern Shawnee Tribe may continue to draw local communities into their scheme and residents of Ohio will continue to see the deal for what it is - a wolf in sheep's clothing... (Complete Story)
The Eastern Shawnee Tribe may continue to draw local communities into their scheme and residents of Ohio will continue to see the deal for what it is - a wolf in sheep's clothing... (Complete Story)
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