Tribe Cites 250-Year-Old Deal With King George III In Present-Day Battle To Build $500 Million CasinoMashpee Wampanoag Reportedly Using History To Take Gambling Step |
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The Mashpee Wampanoag tribe’s efforts to get everything in order to potentially build a casino in Southeastern Massachusetts are tricky. The group is nearly land-less.
After agreeing to a deal with the state, the federal government rejected it, basically saying that the tribe was getting the short end of the stick, according to The Boston Globe.
Now, according to The Cape Cod Times, the desperate tribe is using a 250-year-old agreement with King George III to try to get what it wants en route to securing the OK for a casino in Massachusetts, which recently legalized resort-style gambling joints.
As part of the current plan, the tribe needs its proposed land taken into trust by the federal government before getting a casino. It also must renegotiate with a state eager to see new casinos, though the tribe could potentially build a casino regardless of whether or not Massachusetts lawmakers sign off on it. Tribal sovereignty is the trump card.
The Cape Cod Times reported that in the document filed with the feds the tribe said that the U.S has “repeatedly failed in its responsibility to protect the Mashpee Wampanoag leaving the tribe ‘impoverished and nearly landless.’”
The tribe is hoping that a casino can turn things around.
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