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May 20, 2004

Valuables or Values

Hopi Indian tribe votes down casino
By Walter Berry, Associated Press Writer | May 20, 2004

PHOENIX --Hopi voters rejected plans to build a casino in northeastern Arizona, choosing cultural customs over cold cash.

The referendum, which called for up to 500 slot machines on tribal trust land off the reservation near Winslow, was defeated 1,051 to 784 Wednesday night. There are 8,525 eligible voters.

Some tribal members said they believe gambling goes against Hopi cultural customs and would add another social ill to a community already plagued by alcoholism and crimes linked to drug abuse.

"Gaming is making money off other people's bad habits and the Hopi way says we should not use other people's bad habits to benefit," tribal Vice Chairman Caleb Johnson said days before the vote.

But other Hopis said gaming money is an economic necessity and would put them on par with tribes that have used the added revenue for improved housing, education, health care and law enforcement.

"Certainly the Hopi Tribe is similar to all other tribes -- they look to generate revenue," said Hopi assistant general counsel Niccole Winship. "This was an opportunity for the tribe to do so. The members' personal choices came out on top."

Posted by P6 at May 20, 2004 12:27 PM
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This isn't very surprising. First, the neighboring Navajo (Dine) Nation made the same decision. Second, "near Winslow" translates to "out in the middle of nowhere," not a good place for a casino (unlike reservations near, for example, Phoenix and Albuquerque). Finally, the larger tribes just don't get the same benefit on a per capita basis from gaming as do really small tribes. So it is easy to see the Hopi deciding that the cost in terms of denigration of their values doesn't come near the small benefits of having a tiny casino off I-40 somewhere.

Posted by Colorado Luis at May 20, 2004 02:13 PM