Contributions & DonationsOneida Nation
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Gala recognizes breast cancer research efforts (5/12/2012)
(New York) -- A record crowd of more than 800 people filled the Event Center at Turning Stone Resort and Casino Saturday night for "A Night to Remember," the...
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Picayune Rancheria
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Chukchansi language to be preserved with grant (5/7/2012)
(California) -- Every language contains a world of unique information. In most Native American communities, language is an oral tradition and many times it dies when the...
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Chukchansi tribe donates $1 million to Fresno State for language program (5/7/2012)
(California) -- The Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians is donating $1 million to Fresno State's College of Arts and Humanities for the Department of...
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Chukchansi tribe pledges $1 million to Fresno State (5/7/2012)
(California) -- The Chukchansi variety of the Yokuts language will be preserved and revitalized thanks to a $1 million gift from the Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi...
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Seneca Nation
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Culinary arts school receives $375,000, on track for opening (5/5/2012)
(New York) -- The Niagara County Community College culinary arts institute, seen by many as a key to downtown revitalization, remains on schedule for a September opening.
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Senecas make first payment for NCCC culinary institute (5/5/2012)
(New York) -- The Seneca Gaming Corp. has made good on the first piece of a five-year financial commitment to Niagara County Community College’s new culinary arts...
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Seneca Gaming delivering for NCCC culinary arts (5/4/2012)
(New York) -- Niagara County Community College has received $375,000 from Seneca Gaming Corp. — the first payment of a five-year $1.28 million commitment made last...
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Casino cash crunch could impact train station plans (3/19/2012)
(New York) -- The lack of incoming casino cash is threatening to create a gap in financing for one of the city’s highest-profile development projects.
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Salamanca school resource officer position created, $1 million technology plan outlined (1/24/2012)
(New York) -- The Salamanca School District will soon have a school resource officer in its hallways again, thanks to a grant from the Seneca Nation of Indians.
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Niagara Falls Casino
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President Porter Reiterates Nation Position on Host Community Payments (5/1/2012)
(New York) -- The following is a statement from Seneca Nation of Indians President Robert Odawi Porter after he met with members of the Niagara Falls City Council last...
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Falls in 'a bad spot' when it comes to casino cash (4/30/2012)
(New York) -- The city of Niagara Falls finds itself “in a bad spot” when it comes to the casino revenue situation, according to council members who have...
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Ohio Gaming
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Gambling to benefit charity may reach all Ohio counties (5/1/2012)
(Ohio) -- The menu of gambling options could be expanded again under proposed legislation to allow the creation of a government-sanctioned poker room in the name of...
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Poker Tournament
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Hard Rock event helps new non-profit (4/16/2012)
(Florida) -- The Fara’s Place Charity Poker Tournament will take place at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 25, at The Poker Room in Seminole Paradise at the Seminole Hard...
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San Manuel Tribe
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Mission: Charitable (4/3/2012)
(California) -- In the native Serrano language of the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, yawa’ is a word and concept that calls for one to act on one’s...
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San Manuel Fourth Annual Philanthropy Awards Luncheon (3/28/2012)
(California) -- The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians held its fourth annual Forging Hope Luncheon at the National Orange Show in San Bernardino today. The luncheon...
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San Manuel Band of Mission Indians Come to Aid of the Hopi Tribe (3/4/2012)
(Arizona) -- The Hopi Solid Waste Program is operational again, thanks to the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians who supported the Hopi Solid Waste Refuse Collection...
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Poarch Creek
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Poarch Creeks Announce $1.9 Million In Planned Giving (3/25/2012)
(Alabama) -- The Poarch Band of Creek Indians announced Friday that it is donating more than $1.9 million as part of its Planned Giving Campaign for 2012.
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Foxborough Casino
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The casino doctor is in / Wynn offers to fund Foxboro ‘hospital’ (3/14/2012)
(Massachusetts) -- Las Vegas mogul Steve Wynn is doctoring up his bid to build a $1 billion Foxboro casino. The magnate is offering to turn a Foxboro urgent-care...
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Gun Lake
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Gun Lake Tribal Members Support a Bald Cause—Childhood Cancer Research (3/13/2012)
(Michigan) -- A tribal casino in western Michigan is embarking on a campaign against childhood cancer that’s creative, bold—and bald.
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FireKeepers casino revenue-sharing totals $17.5 million for state and area (2/10/2012)
(Michigan) -- The third round of revenue sharing by FireKeepers Casino, care of the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Indians, amounted to $12.5 million for the...
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Casino gifts provide clothing, food at ministry (12/24/2011)
(Michigan) -- Hundreds of people will be warmer this winter because of thousands of donations collected by Gun Lake Casino. Earlier this month, the casino asked its...
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Gun Lake Casino helps feed the needy and keep them warm (12/23/2011)
(Michigan) -- Gun Lake Casino is helping to feed the needy and keep them warm this holiday season. On Friday the casino donated a $2,500 check to Degage Ministries. One...
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Casino shares $1.5 million from slots (12/1/2011)
(Michigan) -- Another round of giant checks Monday, Nov. 28, from the Gun Lake Casino will give another shot in the arm for local governments.
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Gun Lake Tribe Revenue Sharing Tops $10.3M (11/30/2011)
(Michigan) -- Less than a year after the opening of its Gun Lake Casino, the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians has shared more than $10.3 million with...
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Wayland schools gain $600,000 from Gun Lake Casino revenue sharing (11/29/2011)
(Michigan) -- Wayland Union Schools has gained about $600,000, thanks to a revenue-sharing payment from Gun Lake Casino. This is the second revenue-sharing payment to...
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Casino pays $1.5 million to local municipalities, groups (11/28/2011)
(Michigan) -- The Gun Lake Tribe of Wayland Township today paid more than $1.5 million to the local revenue sharing board and more than $6.2 million to the state, the...
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Gun Lake Casino pays out $7.8 million to state, local governments (11/28/2011)
(Michigan) -- Gun Lake Casino officials handed out more than $7.8 million in revenue sharing to state and local governments on Monday under the terms of their gaming...
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Gun Lake Casino Revenue-Sharing Checks to be Issued Today (11/28/2011)
(Michigan) -- More money is going out of the Gun Lake Casino today. Officials of the Gun Lake Band of Pottawatomi Indians will announce its second distribution of...
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Gun Lake Casino shares revenue (11/28/2011)
(Michigan) -- Gun Lake Casino and Gun Lake Tribe of Pottawatomi Indians officials say the Wayland area casino is doing well, and they have checks to prove it. Tribe...
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Chumash Tribe
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Solvang to discuss Chumash grant application (2/23/2012)
(California) -- The Solvang City Council will meet Monday night to discuss grant funds made available to cities, counties and special districts that are affected by...
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Kansas Star Casino
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New Kansas Casino Donates $147K To Charities (12/22/2011)
(Kansas) -- The operator of the new state-owned casino in south-central Kansas says it's donating a total of $147,000 to seven charities. The money represents the...
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New Mulvane casino donates $147K in revenues from test run to south-central Kansas charities (12/21/2011)
(Kansas) -- The operator of the new state-owned casino in south-central Kansas says it's donating a total of $147,000 to seven charities.
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Attawapiskat Crisis
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Christmas aid, cheer flowing into Attawapiskat (12/21/2011)
(Ontario) -- A Thunder Bay group collecting warm clothing for kids in Attawapiskat received so many donations, it had to change its transportation plans. Organizer Joyce...
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Christmas gifts for Attawapiskat (12/15/2011)
(Ontario) -- When the images of conditions on the Attawapiskat First Nation hit the news, many were shocked. Even “Santa” was horrified by what he saw.
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Eastmain Cree send $30K worth of goods to Attawapiskat (12/2/2011)
(Quebec) -- The First Nations community of Eastmain has sent 117 boxes full of dry goods and Christmas gifts to Attawapiskat. About 1,800 people live in the northern...
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Other News
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Tribe donates funds in Waldport (5/16/2012)
(Oregon) -- The Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund distributed $126,729 to 48 organizations on May 4 as it continued its quarterly donations to nonprofit...
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Committee approves allocations for casino mitigation funds (5/14/2012)
(California) -- County, city and tribal representatives met Monday morning to discuss applications for Indian Gaming Special Distribution Fund money.
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Local committee awards Indian gaming grants (5/14/2012)
(California) -- Six Shasta County fire protection and law enforcement agencies have been awarded a total of $259,152 in Indian gaming grants. The Local Community Benefit...
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Casino donates $5K to scholarship golf scramble (5/13/2012)
(Oklahoma) -- Cherokee Casino Sallisaw officials made a $5,000 donation to support the upcoming Carl Albert State College Foundation’s scholarship golf scramble.
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City awarded nearly $700,000 in transit grants (5/12/2012)
(California) -- The City of Porterville has been awarded three grants totaling $687,426, that will allow for the expansion of transit service and hours and for the...
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Tribe Donates $1 Million to Preserve Chukchansi Language (5/12/2012)
(California) -- To keep its language alive the Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians pledged $1 million to Fresno State’s College of Arts and Humanities for...
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County public services wins big at Yakama casino (5/11/2012)
(Washington) -- Legends Casino handed Yakima County Public Services $200,000 last night during the casino’s annual round of contributions to local governmental...
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Legends Casino gives back to local nonprofits (5/10/2012)
(Washington) -- Yakama Nation Legends Casino gave out thousands of dollars in grants to several area nonprofit organizations, Thursday night.
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Legends doles out cash for good causes (5/10/2012)
(Washington) -- Legends Casino has awarded $750,126 to area nonprofit organizations and surrounding government agencies. Under a gaming agreement with the state, the...
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Dry Creek Pomos offer to pay for county road repairs (5/8/2012)
(California) -- The Dry Creek Pomo tribe could provide up to $2 million for Sonoma County road and bridge projects under an agreement approved by the county Tuesday.
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County proceeds withholding casino monies from city for month of May (5/8/2012)
(Mississippi) -- The county board of supervisors met Monday and apparently made good on a promise it made one month ago to withhold Clarksdale’s allotment of the...
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$66,500 to help support Placer County services (5/8/2012)
(California) -- The United Auburn Indian Community (UAIC) and Placer County announced today the distribution of $66,500 to support numerous organizations and departments...
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Steve Earle, Peter Rowan, Dave Alvin and More to Play For Seva Foundation on May 20 (5/7/2012)
(California) -- Bay Area cultural icon Wavy Gravy will host a benefit concert on Sunday, May 20, 2012 at the Rio Theatre in Santa Cruz. The show will feature Steve Earle...
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Red Lake Nation Receives $750,000 in Funds for Youth, Community Projects (5/7/2012)
(Minnesota) -- The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community announced today a community development grant in the amount of $750,000 to the Red Lake Band of Chippewa for...
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Lummi Nation Makes $900,000 Charitable Donation to Community Organizations (5/6/2012)
(Washington) -- The Lummi Nation recently poured $900,000 in charitable donations into the local and greater Washington economy. Since 2002, the Lummi Nation has given...
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100-year-old house to become part of police training facility (5/4/2012)
(California) -- The Porterville Police Department plans to revamp a 100-year-old house, which sits south of the department’s new shooting range, to use for...
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Chukchansi tribe awards $1M in community grants (5/4/2012)
(California) -- The Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians awarded nearly $1 million in community grants to 24 local organizations.
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Lower Brule Sioux Get $1 Million Donation From Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (5/4/2012)
(Minnesota) -- When the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) contributes to the economic development and community improvement of another Indian nation, it is no...
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Lummi Nation honors community organizations with more than $900,000 in charitable giving (5/3/2012)
(Washington) -- Yesterday, the Lummi Nation hosted a reception to honor the Lummi Tribe’s Community Contributions at the Silver Reef Casino, Hotel and Spa. ...
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Riverboat grant talks start in Elgin next week (5/1/2012)
(Pennsylvania) -- Elgin officials will begin discussions next week on how much to award nonprofit groups that applied for funds in the city’s first Riverboat Grant...
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