Pascua Yaqui Tribe Helps to Secure Future of Gaming in Arizona.Business Editors/Gaming and Government Writers NOTE TO MEDIA: Multimedia assets available A photo is available at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.011003/bb2 TUCSON, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 10, 2003 Chairman Robert Valencia and Gov. Janet Napolitano Janet Napolitano (b. November 29, 1957) is the current governor of the U.S. state of Arizona, originally elected in 2002, and re-elected in 2006. She is Arizona's third female governor, and the first female to win re-election. Sign Pascua Yaqui Gaming Compact Chairman Robert Valencia of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe The Pascua Yaqui Tribe is a tribe of Native Americans, given recognition by the United States government on September 18, 1978. Most U.S. members of the tribe live in southern Arizona. and Gov. Janet Napolitano signed the Arizona state gaming compact yesterday marking a milestone in Pascua Yaqui and state history. The first governor to visit the Pascua Yaqui reservation in more than 20 years, Napolitano along with Valencia put pen to paper to make the Pascua Yaqui gaming compact official. "The Pascua Yaqui Tribe is very proud to sign this compact today with Gov. Napolitano," said Valencia. "Gaming will assist in providing self-sufficiency to our tribal members as well as a solid economic base to our communities. We look forward to a bright future for our tribe, and all tribes in Arizona." Proposition 202, as passed by Arizona voters in November, requires each of the six Arizona metro tribes: Pascua Yaqui, Tohono O'odham Tohono O'Odham (tōhō`nō ō-ō`dəm) or Papago (păp`əgō', pä`–) , Salt River-Pima, Gila River Gila River River, New Mexico and Arizona, U.S. Rising in southwestern New Mexico in the Elk Mountains, near the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, it flows 630 mi (1,015 km) west over desert land to the Colorado River at Yuma, Ariz. , Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation and Ak-Chin to sign their compacts before the U.S. Department of Interior can approve them. Now that the Pascua Yaqui Tribe has signed, the Department of Interior is expected to approve the compacts quickly. About The Pascua Yaqui Tribe Descended from the ancient Uto-Azteca people of Mexico, the ancestors of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe first settled in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. near Nogales Nogales (nōgä`lās), city (1990 pop. 19,489), Santa Cruz co., S Ariz. on the Mexican border with its adjacent city, Nogales (1990 pop. 105,873), Sonora, NW Mexico. There are copper, silver, and lead mines. and south Tucson. The tribal government is the largest employer on the reservation employing over 750 tribal members. In addition to a smoke shop and artisan shop, the tribe operates Casino Del Sol and Casino of the Sun gaming facilities, which include slot machines, bingo, restaurants, table games and employs more than 900 staff. Once completed, Phase II of Casino Del Sol will provide an additional 500+ jobs on the Pascua Yaqui reservation and in the Tucson community. Note: Photographs available in hard copy and digital format upon request. Note: A photo is available at URL: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.011003/bb2. |
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