The Koi Nation of Northern California is accusing Gov. Gavin Newsom of having a “fundamental misunderstanding” of federal law after he urged rejection of the tribe’s efforts to open a casino in Sonoma County.
In an Aug. 20 letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior, Newsom said the Koi Nation’s project and that of another tribe, the Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians in Solano County, should be rejected because they are outside the aboriginal territory of the tribes.
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