Fort Sill Apache Tribe hires lobbying firm
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
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Politics
The
Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma has hired a lobbying firm amid its efforts to obtain a reservation in New Mexico.
The tribe hired
American Capitol Group to lobby on "economic development issues and gaming issues," according to a
Senate filing on May 16.
Tim Stewart, a former chief of staff for the
House Resources Committee and a former aide to
Sen. Bob Bennett (R-Utah), is representing the tribe.
The tribe is trying to obtain a reservation proclamation for ancestral land in southern New Mexico. The designation is needed so the tribe can operate a Class II gaming facility on a site that is already in trust but was acquired after 1988.
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