In This Issue:

- INDIAN COUNTRY AND OBAMA’S CHOICE FOR SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR:

In March, Ken Salazar will leave his well-appointed office at the helm of the Department of the Interior and return to Colorado, which he represented in the Senate until his 2009 nomination and unanimous confirmation as Secretary.

- TOHONO O’ODHAM NATION – AN EMERGING JUGGERNAUT IN THE DESERT:

The Indian Gaming industry has been closely following over the past several years the saga of the Tohono O’odham Nation of Southern Arizona in its quest to develop a casino/hotel complex within the City of Glendale near the massive sports complex on the west side of the Phoenix Metro Area. The casino project has been tied up by massive resistance leading to both political and legal battles that are ongoing as this is written....