County takes battle against Mishewal Wappo Tribe to Capitol Hill
Thursday, February 10, 2011
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Two officials from Napa County, California, were in Washington, D.C., to discuss their federal recognition fight against the
Mishewal Wappo
Tribe.
The county intervened in a lawsuit the tribe filed against the
Interior Department.
Officials are worried that the tribe might acquire land in the county or try to open a casino there.
The tribe was terminated by an act of Congress in 1959. The lawsuit claims the federal government failed to abide by the law.
Get the Story:
Casino fears propel two Napa County supervisors to Capitol Hill
(The Napa Valley Register 2/10)
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