Just received this via e-mail: MENOMINEE HAS TRIED TO WORK WITH POTAWATOMI IN KENOSHA FOR NEARLY A DECADE; REMAINS HOPEFUL THAT POTAWATOMI WILL STILL CONSIDER PARTNERSHIP TO BENEFIT WISCONSIN Craig Corn, chairman of the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin, today released the following statement regarding Forest County Potawatomi’s negative response to Menominee’s most recent request to work collaboratively on the proposed Kenosha casino: “We have tried since 2004 to work with the Forest County Potawatomi in Kenosha – that’s not a ‘gimmick’ as Potawatomi would have people believe, it’s a fact. Our Aug. 26 letter to Chairman Frank was the latest in a series of requests to work collaboratively Menominee has made over many years. In this most recent effort, we have been trying for weeks to reach the Potawatomi, and sent that letter only after repeated calls and emails went unanswered. This was not an attempt to communicate via the media – it was an attempt to make sure Potawatomi leaders are actually getting their messages. “It’s disappointing that while we reached out directly to the Potawatomi – similar to letters we sent in 2012, 2011 and 2010 – they chose to respond with a negative press release. Those four paragraphs are actually the only response, beyond silence, we’ve ever received to our requests to talk and work together. That’s sad, especially given the history of brotherhood between our tribes and the fact that economic studies show plenty of market room for two competing casinos. “Thirty years ago, the Potawatomi were as poor as Menominee. Today, their gaming monopoly has made them a wealthy tribe, with successful business investments across the country. Competition can be scary if you’ve never experienced it, but we are confident Potawatomi’s considerable business experience will help them excel in a competitive marketplace. While they have spurned our many efforts to this point, we remain hopeful. We want to work and learn alongside the Potawatomi to benefit both of our Tribes and the State of Wisconsin.” - 30
Posted on: Tue, 27 Aug 2013 22:43:45 +0000
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