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The Graton Rancheria was a 15.45-acre (62,500 m 2) property in the coastal hills of northern California, about two miles (3 km) northwest of Sebastopol.The site is about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southwest of the hamlet of Graton, population 1,815 in 2000. [1]
The Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, [1] formerly known as the Federated Coast Miwok, is a federally recognized American Indian tribe of Coast Miwok and Southern Pomo Indians. [2] The tribe was officially restored to federal recognition in 2000 by the U.S. government pursuant to the Graton Rancheria Restoration Act. [3] [4]
Graton Rancheria: Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, California: February 18, 1966: 1992 [29] December 27, 2000: On 2 March 1999 legislation was introduced to restore the tribal lands of the tribe. [30] The legislation was passed the US Congress and signed by President Clinton on December 27, 2000. [31] 14. Greenville Rancheria
Tribes also struggle with meeting the financial requirements to repatriate. ... the vice chair of the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, said cultural justice has been “undeniably, painfully ...
He co-authored the Graton Rancheria Restoration Act, 25 U.S.C. §1300n (Act) with California Indian Legal Services. [20] President Clinton signed the Act into law on December 27, 2000, officially granting the tribe status as a federally recognized tribe. [ 21 ]
Greg Sarris, chairman of the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, poses for a portrait in his office in Sonoma in October. ... Oil and gas in California: Though "Drill, baby, drill!" was the ...
Graton Resort & Casino is an Indian casino and hotel outside Rohnert Park, California, that opened on November 5, 2013. It is owned and operated by the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria . The casino has 3,000 slot machines , 144 table games , and a poker room. [ 2 ]
Among the most vocal critics of the Koi Nation’s project is Greg Sarris, chairman of Graton Rancheria, a federation of Coast Miwok and Southern Pomo people with more than 1,500 members. The tribe's casino is the biggest in the Bay Area and is undergoing a $1 billion expansion.