One year after being granted
reservation status in New Mexico , the Fort
Sill Apache Friday raised their flag on their 30-acre plot of land in the Akela
Flats of southern New Mexico
But tribal Chairman Jeff Haozous says it will likely take generations to
re-establish a true presence on the tribe's homelands.
Key to the plans is
resolution of the tribe's long-standing battle to build a casino on the
reservation, an area where the tribe has made little progress in the last year.
Haozous says the casino is necessary for the tribe to be able to make money to
expand the reservation and create the jobs necessary to lure tribal members
back.
But Gov. Susana Martinez still opposes the casino and has declined to
meet with the tribe.
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