Wilton Rancheria Closes on Additional 30 Acres Across from Sky River Casino
Wilton Rancheria Closes on Additional 30 Acres Across from Sky River Casino The added real estate bolsters Wilton Rancheria’s reputation as an economic powerhouse in the region ELK GROVE, CA—Today, Wilton Rancheria announced its acquisition of an additional 30 acres of land adjacent to the Tribe’s Sky River Casino. The purchase marks the fourth major […]
Los Angeles Times: A California tribe was twice robbed of its land. A 77-acre purchase brings hope
When the Wilton Rancheria tribe restored its control over a 77-acre parcel outside Sacramento recently, tribal Chairman Jesus Tarango Jr. couldn’t stop smiling. “Days like this don’t come around very often,” Tarango said he thought to himself. “It’s a historic day for my people.” For years, Tarango’s elders had fought to remain on their ancestral […]
Yurok Tribe: California Tribes Unite Around the MMIP Crisis
The Yurok Tribe and Wilton Rancheria are sponsoring the second annual Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) Summit and Day of Action on February 12 and February 13 in Sacramento. “We are putting on these events to give a voice to the state’s missing and murdered Indigenous People and their families. For too long, we […]
Sacramento Bee: Wilton Rancheria reclaims 77 acres near Sacramento from federal government. Here’s what’s next
The Wilton Rancheria tribe has reclaimed land in Sacramento County that had been in possession of the federal government since 1959. Tribal leaders showed jubilant pride in their reclamation as they invited neighbors and city and county officials to their news conference Monday morning to announce they’re putting the land in trust now that it’s […]
CBS News: Wilton Rancheria buys 20 acres of land near Sky River Casino
ELK GROVE – The Wilton Rancheria announced Thursday it purchased 20 acres of land north of the Tribe’s Sky River Casino in Elk Grove. The new land purchased is located north of the casino site on Stockton Boulevard within the Lent Ranch Marketplace Special Planning Area. “Today, as we embark on this historic land purchase, […]