Governor, five tribes set to sign compacts
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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is set to sign deals today or Thursday that will authorize at least five new Indian casinos in California and firmly establish his approach to future expansion of tribal gambling.
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JAMUL, Calif., Dec. 18  /PRNewswire/ -- The Jamul Indian Village, a federally recognized Tribe, announced it has approved a comprehensive Tribal Environmental Impact Statement/Report related to its planned casino-resort to be built entirely on its six-acre reservation.
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A major California Indian tribe aiming to expand its casino has agreed to swap out controversial gambling machines for less lucrative devices, averting a lawsuit threatened by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, both sides said on Tuesday.
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Sacramento -- The Indian tribe that caused an uproar with its plans for a mammoth, 5,000-slot casino in the center of San Pablo has offered to scale back its ambitions and accept a deal for only half as many machines, tribal leaders advised the governor
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Up to 5,000 people expected to take part in march.
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Peasants want to own their land and have organized rallies in several provinces. More are planned.
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The southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh has signed a preliminary deal with Kenya and Uganda to send 500 drought-hit farmers to cultivate land in the East African nations, officials said.
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Three Affiliated Tribes officials have slated a meeting with Gov. John Hoeven to talk about a plan to transfer 24,000 acres of land around Lake Sakakawea to the tribes.  Hoeven has said he opposes the plan.
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Western governors gathered last week to plan with the Bush administration and Congress how to change the Endangered Species Act, the 31-year-old law they say
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Interior Secretary Gale Norton has signed an agreement with representatives of Arizona, Nevada and California to protect wildlife habitat on the Colorado River and aid native species.
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By CHINTA PUXLEY  TORONTO (CP) - An Ontario Court of Appeal decision that allows Six Nations protesters to legally continue occupying a disputed tract of land in Caledonia, Ont., shows that aboriginals are above the law, the mayor of the southern Ontario town said Thursday.
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By Paul Snyder  And the ball is rolling.   The Minnesota Legislature became the first of the eight Great Lakes states to pass the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact into law.   State Rep.
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SKULL VALLEY, Utah  - As some U.S. Indian tribes   have grown rich in recent years through casinos, others far   from population centers have struggled to overcome a historical   legacy of poverty.
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According to a report from Yonatan Bassi, who heads the Disengagement Authority, the twenty families who make up the Gaza community of Peâat Sadeh have signed the paperwork and have agreed to relocate their entire community to southern
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MASHPEE - Political turmoil in the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe has continued to escalate, with more than 100 tribal members submitting a petition this week to the Tribal Council, demanding a meeting to discuss investigations into tribal finances and other controversies.
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Caesars Entertainment Inc. is expected on Thursday to unveil a deal with a California Indian tribe to develop and manage a $250 million casino complex near Fresno in the central part of the state.
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Faith groups will today signal a new compact with the government over the promotion of social cohesion in schools, in return for state education funds.