Spokane Tribe

AIRWAY HEIGHTS, Wash. (AP) — The Spokane Tribe is continuing construction of a large new casino complex, despite opposition from a competing tribe and Spokane County commissioners. The three Spokane County commissioners on Tuesday unanimously approved filing a lawsuit against the U...

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The Kalispel Tribe is suing the U.S. government over its approval of a rival casino project by the Spokane Tribe in the lucrative Spokane gambling market. The Kalispel Tribe filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the U.S...

AIRWAY HEIGHTS (AP) — Ground has been broken in the Spokane suburb of Airway Heights for a controversial new off-reservation casino resort for the Spokane Tribe of Indians. Ground was broken Wednesday for the first phase of the project, which is a $40 million casino...

SEATTLE (AP) — American Indian tribes in Washington state are asking President Barack Obama to overhaul the way the federal government consults with tribes on infrastructure projects. Leaders of four tribes are meeting with federal officials in Seattle Tuesday...

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Gov. Jay Inslee has concurred with approval that the federal government granted the Spokane Tribe to build an off-reservation casino in Airway Heights. Inslee on Wednesday said he agrees with the U.S. Department of Interior's determination last year that the project is in the best interests of the tribe and not harmful to the surrounding community...