MANDAN, HIDATSA AND ARIKARA NATION (McKenzie County Farmer) – After purchasing land in Las Vegas, Nevada for undetermined reasons at the time, it has now been made official: The Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation intends to build a casino and hotel, among other amenities in the Sin City.
This plan has raised a great deal of outcry from tribal members given that the tribal government is experiencing a great deal of financial difficulties here at home. Staff layoffs, hiring freezes, project funding abilities and other strains have been outlined in recent months with no official word given from tribal council as to what exactly is going on.
The project in Las Vegas is touted to have $2 billion in “outside funding” according to information disclosed by tribal chairman Mark Foxto news outlets in Nevada…