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We have five Native American tribes in California that can trace their ancient pre-Columbian roots all the way back to 1998 or thereabout. That's when part of the gaming board of one tribe broke off from the main tribe and decided (like the other four faux-tribes) that they wanted their own casino too, but they wanted the federal government to pay for the land of course. So they created a tribal charter, and became a tribe, and Uncle gave them 360 magnificent acres right on the south bank of the Klamath River, right next to California 101, and the casino is under construction as I type this very post.