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CA, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO
February 21, 2009
ROHNERT PARK, CA - A lawsuit filed last July to stop the Federated Indians of
Graton Rancheria to build a casino in Rohnert Park was amended in federal court
January 29th by the plaintiffs, a group of local residents, a Petaluma city
councilman, and the "Stop the Casino 101" activist group.
"People are misreading the Graton Restoration Act and it doesn't allow the kind
of shopping that's going on," said Petaluma City Councilman Mike Healy. "The GRA
has been interpreted that they can buy up to two parcels anywhere in Sonoma and
Marin counties and have them taken into trust for Indian gaming. That's not
accurate; the act only applies to very specific types of land, most specifically
the Graton Rancheria itself."
"The most exciting thing about the amended complaint is that it addresses the
issue of restoration on the basis of the Graton Rancheria and the act," added
Marilee Montgomery of Stop the Casino 101. "There was never a tribe on the
Graton Rancheria, and the restoration on that basis was contrived. The record is
very clear about the circumstances on Graton Rancheria.
"The overwhelming body of archival evidence says that there was never a tribe
there. The FIGR went to the federal government, claimed there was a tribe there,
historically, and that they remained a tribe after it was eliminated. They
omitted a huge body of archival evidence that would have negated their claim."
The plaintiffs hope the financial backer for the casino, Station Casinos, will
be impacted by their financial problems. The company will soon restructure. A
spokesperson, Lori Nelson, said Tuesday "The proposed plan will not impact our
relationship with the tribe, nor will it have any impact on the progress of the
project." This restructuring is only for the parent company and not for the
tribal partnerships, including the Rohnert Park project, she said.
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