The leaders argued that the project’s approval was “driven by politics” and was intended to “politically harm Governor Whitmer” due to her criticism of former President Donald Trump.

The letter’s authors include Bob Peters, chairman of the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians, Jamie Stuck, chairman of the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi, and Tim Davis, chief of the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe. In their letter, they requested an investigation into the Trump administration’s approval of the casino project, which came in December last year. Requested an investigation into the Trump administration’s approval of the casino projectĪccording to The Detroit News, three Michigan tribal leaders wrote to the inspector general for the US department of the interior Mark Lee Greenblatt on Monday.

The $180m off-reservation casino project of the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians has faced staunch opposition since its inception, and tribal leaders put pen to paper this week to voice their concerns with the federal government. A tough decision could lie ahead of Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer over plans for a casino in Muskegon County.

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