Tribal Affairs
Governor Brown Signs Compact with Karuk Tribe
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today signed a tribal-state gaming compact between the State of California and the Karuk Tribe. The Karuk Tribe is the second largest tribe in California with approximately 3,700 members and is located in one of the most...
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Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Native American Day
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring next Friday, September 27, 2013, as Native American Day in the State of California. The text of the proclamation is below: PROCLAMATIONBY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA California...
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Governor Brown Signs Compact with Ramona Band of Cahuilla
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that he has signed a tribal-state gaming compact between the State of California and the Ramona Band of Cahuilla. The compact includes provisions to protect employees and patrons as well as measures to protect...
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Governor Brown Signs Compact with Wiyot Tribe
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today signed a tribal-state compact between the State of California and the Wiyot Indians. The Tribe has agreed to forgo opening a gambling casino on its lands, which are adjacent to the Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge....
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Governor Brown Signs Compact with Fort Independence Indian Community of Paiute Indians
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today signed a tribal-state gaming compact between the State of California and the Fort Independence Indian Community of Paiute Indians. The compact includes provisions to protect employees and patrons as well as measures to...
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Governor Brown Delivers 2013 State of the State Address
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today delivered the 2013 State of the State Address. Below is the text as prepared for delivery:Edmund G. Brown Jr.State of the State AddressRemarks as PreparedJanuary 24, 2013 The message this year is clear: California has...
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Governor Brown Signs Compact with Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. and the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians have agreed to an amended tribal-state gaming compact between the State of California and the Tribe. The compact is designed to address fiscal challenges the Tribe has faced and to...
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Governor Brown to Speak at National Congress of American Indians Convention Tomorrow
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. will speak at the 69th Annual Convention for the National Congress of American Indians in Sacramento tomorrow.When: Tomorrow, Monday, October 22, 2012 at 1:30 p.m.Where: Sacramento Convention Center, Exhibit Hall B, 1400 J...
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Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Native American Day
PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA California has been home to human beings for at least 12,000 years, with the period of European-American settlement representing only a tiny fraction of this time. The first Europeans to arrive in California...
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Governor Brown Concurs with U.S. Department of the Interior Decision, Signs Compact with North Fork Rancheria
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today concurred with the Department of the Interior’s decisions to allow 305 acres in Madera County to be placed in trust for the North Fork Rancheria Band of Mono Indians for the purpose of establishing a class III gaming...
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