Apaches Join Sunland Park in Opposing Jemez Off Reservation Casino

MESCALERO — The Mescalero Apache Tribe and the Sunland Park racetrack and casino are opposing Jemez Pueblo's proposal to build a casino and hotel near Anthony, which is nearly 300 miles from the northern New Mexico pueblo. The Mescaleros and the Sunland Park track issued a statement on Wednesday saying the Jemez casino could hurt their businesses in southern New Mexico. The Mescaleros also object that the casino is proposed within their ancestral homelands. Jemez is partnering with Santa Fe art dealer Gerald Peters. Read more here:

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