Casino Jack

This is why tribal campaign reporting is important (and why falsifying that documentation should be closely monitored). I know this is on different scale but the set up is the same. It’s how lobby money can affect tribal government. The chairman of the Cheyenne Arapaho tribe is under investigation for how a gaming management company [...]

Questions to ask yourself on election day from Osage Nation Congress Candidate Vance Wyrick

Election Day… Every journey has a crossroads, so I find myself today standing at another milestone of my life. I started this journey with the support of my family and friends. I write this message today with them still by my side. I have always thought my duties as a proud Osage has always been [...]

Vance Wyrick Osage Nation Congressional Candidate: Answers All 9 Osage News Debate Questions

The Osage News held debates for the Osage Congressional Candidate on May 9th. The Candidates were divided into three groups and each group was answered three different questions. I am taking this opportunity to answer the additional six questions asked of my peers. I was in the third group and was asked questions seven, eight, and [...]

The Devil and God Are in the Details

This will be the first of my regular reviews of candidates responses to the Osage News Weekly Roundups.  Through this and subsequent posts I hope to give candidates the chance to elaborate upon or clarify further the points they make in their written responses to the questions posed weekly to them by the Osage News [...]

NIGC finally gets third member

NIGC finally gets third member By Rob Capriccioso Story Published: Apr 23, 2010 Story Updated: Apr 23, 2010 Daniel Little, a former employee of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, has officially become part of the three-member panel that oversees the National Indian Gaming Commission. His title is associate commissioner. He now serves alongside acting chairman [...]