Oregon tribe celebrates 25th birthday of Seven Feathers Casino Resort
In Oregon, the Cow Creek Band Of Umpqua Tribe Of Indians is reportedly celebrating the 25th birthday of its Seven Feathers Casino Resort along with its efforts that transformed a once small bingo hall into a giant Class III enterprise that has raised millions of dollars for the 1,750-member tribe’s numerous housing, education and health care programs.
According to a report from the local The News-Review newspaper, the tribe was federally recognized in 1982 and used some of a $1.5 million settlement it later received from the federal government for the loss of its land to purchase a …