PEMBROKE, N.C. -- A North Carolina Indian tribe has approved a contract with a casino consultant that could risk all of the tribe's assets if members decide they don't want gambling.
The Fayetteville Observer reported Friday the Lumbee Tribal Council endorsed a contract with Lewin International, although the tribal representative whose name is on the contract said he never
saw it.
The contract includes penalties of $35 million if the council can't get the rest of the tribe to agree to gambling, putting at risk all tribal assets, including homes and public buildings.
Congress recognized the Lumbees in 1956 but did not give the tribe's 50,000 or so members in the Robeson County area the full recognition that would bring millions of dollars in aid for education, health and child welfare.
Information from: The Fayetteville Observer
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Right
they will suffer. Thanks to Congressman McIntyre, the tribe gets millions annually. Drive through Pembroke and see their nice new headquarters.
Look at their website to see all the largress which flows from the Great White Father in DC.
They aren't suffering.
On the other hand, a casino would bring in much needed employment to the area.