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23,975 residents, 5,841 of which are 19 years old or younger, live within 16 square miles surrounding the site of the proposed casino.

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'True Facts' in Kialegee Tribal Town letter to BIA contain a lot of opinions

Last Updated on April 12, 2012, 08:18 AM

Published on April 09, 2012, 08:16 AM

Written by Citizens Against

In a February 24 letter, obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request by Broken Arrow Citizens Against Neighborhood Gaming, Tiger Hobia, Town King of the Kialegee Tribal Town, makes his case for why they don't need federal approval for the Red Clay Casino and states his opinions as "true facts". The letter was in response to a February 13 letter to the tribe from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, in which the tribe was asked to provide their lease for review by the BIA.

Read the letter from KTT's Tiger Hobia to BIA

Hobia begins by outlining the woes of his tribe and says "The Red Clay Casino Project provides our Tribe with its only viable opportunity to provide programs for our elders, our school age children and our infants and to develop a strategy to achieve long-term security for our Tribe and finally a way to escape from the crippling effects of poverty...We need this project to succeed and we need your assistance to make it happen." He goes on to say that they are "committed to developing this Project in a lawful manner." The King cites the Code of Federal Regulations as well as U.S. Code in support of their claim of lawful activities.

Mekko Hobia then reveals that "the three Mekkos of the Tribal Towns and Muskogee Creek Nation leaders met on February 15, 2012, and agreed to continue to meet and work out a Nation-to-Nation agreement regarding jurisdictional and economic development issues."

Who to Contact at Federal Level

Last Updated on February 25, 2012, 09:20 AM

Published on January 12, 2012, 06:52 PM

Written by Citizens Against

Are you wondering who to contact and what to say to voice your opposition to the casino? Here are the most important people to contact at the national level right now. And if you need help in what to tell them, see the information below the contact information.

Find your U.S. legislators and contact them.

Larry Echo Hawk
Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior
Indian Affairs
MS-4141-MIB
1849 C Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20240
Phone: (202) 208-7163
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Tracie Stevens
Chairwoman, National Indian Gaming Commission
1441 L Street NW, Suite 9100
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202) 632-7003
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Here is what you can tell them:

[Email Subject] Please STOP the Kialegee Tribal Town Red Clay Casino

Greetings,

I am writing to urge you to stop the Kialegee Tribal Town from building a casino close to schools, churches, and homes in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.

Over 20,000 people live within very close proximity of the site, including over 5,000 children. There are over 30 churches close by. Plus, many schools are close by, including a technology center directly across the street where over 3,500 students attend each year.

I am not opposed to the Kialegee Tribe and their goals for economic development, and I support non-gaming commerce in the city of Broken Arrow. I am not opposed to legal gaming in Oklahoma.

This is NOT just a Broken Arrow issue. If this casino is allowed to open on this site it could establish precedence for significantly expanded local, state and national gaming. The implication is that any individual Indian allotment owner could lease their land to any tribe for gaming even when that tribe has no jurisdiction or historical ties to the land. Casinos could pop up on any corner of any metropolitan area where individual allotments are located.

I urge you to keep the concerns of the local residents in mind when reviewing the Kialegee Tribal Town's requests.

Thank you,

[Your name]