Three more Sonoma County Indian tribes are suing the federal government over its recent approval of the Koi Nation’s resort-casino project near Windsor.
Lytton Rancheria, Dry Creek Rancheria and Cloverdale Rancheria filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of the Interior on Friday. The new suit comes about a week after the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria filed a similar lawsuit arguing the approval violates its tribal rights and federal laws regarding environmental impacts.
Lytton Rancheria chairperson Andy Mejia says it’s “insulting” for the federal government to approve a casino for a tribe with “no historic ties to the area” while prohibiting the Lytton tribe from gaming in the same area.
