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• Regional tribes included in federal settlement

  April 12, 2012 in City on Page A1 The federal government will pay more than $1 billion to settle a series of lawsuits brought by American Indian tribes over mismanagement of tribal money and trust lands, under a … 30

• Tribe puts Lake Roosevelt walleye on table - for dinner, debate

  March 25, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C12 “What’s the deal with the bounty the tribe is offering on walleye at Lake Roosevelt?” asked someone in the gathering of area schools at Davenport. The Spokane Tribe’s fish program … 5

• Landers: TV hunting host fined; Walleye bounty proposed - Oh my!

  March 22, 2012 in Sports, Outdoors on Page B1 Steelheading streams are off color and the wild turkey hunting season is still more than three weeks off. With a little breather in the action, let’s play the field today, … 2

• Protect air base, leaders plead

  March 16, 2012 in City on Page A1 Spokane business leaders on Thursday asked for help in stopping a proposed Spokane Tribe casino and hotel resort near Fairchild Air Force Base. They said the site on the north … 56

• Panel will review police policies, procedures

  February 5, 2012 in City on Page A1 To understand why the Spokane Police Department’s use-of-force training is under a microscope, consider this disconnect: Although the state’s top police trainer concluded that the fatal 2006 confrontation with unarmed … 52

• Spokane Tribe lambastes critics of proposed casino

  November 17, 2011 in City on Page A5 The Spokane Tribe shot back Wednesday at critics of the casino it wants to build at Airway Heights. Mike Spencer, vice chairman of the tribal council, said he thinks most … 11

• Contract requires county silence on proposed Spokane Tribe casino

  October 28, 2011 in City on Page A5 County commissioners couldn’t say a word this week when business leaders appealed for help in defending Fairchild Air Force Base. They were gagged by an agreement to remain silent in … 12

• Spokanes seek new Grand Coulee deal

  October 23, 2011 in City on Page B3 WASHINGTON – Nearly 70 years after completion of the Grand Coulee Dam, members of the Spokane Tribe argued before a Senate committee last week that they have a moral right …

• Opposition growing to Spokane Tribe casino plan

  October 6, 2011 in Business, City Eighteen government and business leaders have taken a stand against the Spokane Tribe’s proposed casino in Airway Heights, according to letters sent to the Bureau of Indian Affairs. 10

• Feds, Midnite Mine operators reach deal on cleanup

  October 1, 2011 in Idaho on Page A1 The federal government has reached an agreement with one of the world’s largest mining companies on a $193 million cleanup of a defunct uranium mine on the Spokane Indian Reservation. … 4

• Mayor, community dedicate new Garry park monument

  August 25, 2011 in City on Page A5 About 200 people showed up at Chief Garry Park on Wednesday for the dedication of a memorial inspired by the park’s namesake, revered Spokane tribal leader Spokane Garry, who died … 19

• Julyamsh rituals make for spectacle of color, dance

  July 24, 2011 in City, Idaho on Page B1 For centuries, the native peoples of the Inland Northwest - the Coeur d’Alene, Spokane, Pend Oreille, Palouse and Flathead tribes - gathered to share food, build friendships, trade goods, dance, …

• Tribal casino promises payout

  June 22, 2011 in Business on Page A1 If the Spokane Tribe’s proposed West Plains casino opens and turns a profit, the first big payouts will go to Spokane County and the city of Airway Heights. Both governments … 18

• Former deputy accused of raping inmate at Spokane Indian Reservation jail

  June 8, 2011 in City on Page A5 A former jail deputy on the Spokane Indian Reservation is accused of raping an inmate. Clifford Arlen Matherly, 35, was arrested at a gas station in Chewelah, Wash., on Monday, … 1

• Tribe’s river PCB complaint jeopardizes treatment plant

  June 7, 2011 in City on Page A1 A permit that was to have been issued last week for Spokane County’s new $173 million sewage treatment plant is on hold. State and federal environmental regulators are to meet … 50

• Chico Corral blames uranium industry for failing health

  June 6, 2011 in City on Page A1 Chico Corral couldn’t get away from the dust. After the daily blasting, yellow-brown grit hung in the air at the Midnite Mine, an open-pit uranium mine on the Spokane Indian … 51

• Spokane Tribe members worked gladly in uranium mines

  June 5, 2011 in City, Idaho on Page A1 When there’s a funeral on the Spokane Indian Reservation, Harold Campbell puts on his grave-digging hat, collects his tools and heads to the cemetery. Over the past 30 years, the … 12

• Exposure risk limits food hunt

  June 5, 2011 in City, Idaho on Page A10 After a prayer evoking “the Grandfather’s” blessing, four generations of the Spokane Tribe set off across a sagebrush-dotted pasture in search of white camas roots. Elders wore woven baskets strapped …

• Tribe’s ex-ambulance director faces theft charges

  May 19, 2011 in City on Page A5 The former longtime director of the Spokane Tribe’s ambulance service faces federal charges of embezzling funds from the organization. Jack L. LeBret, 60, who was director of the Spokane Tribal …

• Casino backers to unveil more about proposal

  May 3, 2011 in Business, Region on Page A9 Supporters of a proposed Spokane Tribe casino and resort in Airway Heights will gather today to hear details on the project and announce co-chairs of a group to help push … 2

• Caldwell: Roof-raising, smart bets could be boon to West Plains

  March 27, 2011 in Business on Page E1 There’s nothing plain, or even new, about the economic potential of the West Plains. Fairchild Air Force Base and Spokane International Airport have been mainstays for decades, their value constantly …

• West Plains coalition opposes Spokane Tribe’s casino plans

  March 15, 2011 in Business on Page A5 A group of West Plains business owners say they oppose plans by the Spokane Tribe to build a casino and resort in Airway Heights. Irv Zakheim, owner of manufacturing company … 4

• Casino could open in 2013

  February 4, 2011 in Business on Page A10 Two officials with the Spokane Tribe of Indians say their proposed West Plains casino-resort could be ready for business sometime in 2013. Tribe Chairman Greg Abrahamson and Vice Chair Mike …

• Spokane Tribe pushes case for casino

  November 28, 2010 in City on Page B3 AIRWAY HEIGHTS – A glittering casino that has brought financial success to a tiny Indian tribe is drawing covetous eyes from a larger neighbor. The Kalispel Tribe’s off-reservation Northern Quest … 3

• Native American celebration planned at county fairgrounds

  November 4, 2010 in City on Page A5 The Spokane Tribe invites the public to its second annual Native American Heritage Celebration on Tuesday at the Spokane County Fair and Expo Center.

• Spokane Tribe awarded federal grant

  October 21, 2010 in City on Page A6 The Spokane Tribe of Indians is one of two Native American governmental organizations to receive a federal Sustainable Communities Challenge Grant, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced …

• Officials reviewing tribal casino rules

  September 24, 2010 in Business, City on Page A8 Plans by the Spokane Tribe of Indians to build a casino in Airway Heights ignited criticism from another area tribe during a closed-door Thursday meeting held by a federal agency …

• Indian art in Riverside State Park

  August 19, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V4 As people look for mini day trips to enjoy as the summer winds down, there’s an historic site in a most beautiful setting quite nearby that might just foot the …

• County won’t oppose casino plan in Airway Heights

  August 18, 2010 in City on Page A7 A second tribal casino in Airway Heights would pay out for Spokane County under a deal county commissioners approved Tuesday on a split vote. With Commissioner Todd Mielke dissenting, the … 3

• Incoming parks director talks about what he sees ahead for Spokane

    March 1, 2010 in City on Page A5 The Spokane City Council is scheduled tonight to appoint Leroy Eadie, the city’s former planning director, to head the city’s parks system. Eadie has been acting parks director since October. … 4

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